Detailed Report on Kim Jong Il's Visit to Far East and Siberian Regions of Russia

Pyongyang, August 29 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, paid an unofficial visit to the Far East and Siberian regions of the Russian Federation from August 20 to 25 at the invitation of Dmitri Anatoliyevich Medvedev, president of the Russian Federation.
He arrived in Khasan, the border railway station of Russia, on the morning of August 20.
He met with Dmitri Anatoliyevich Medvedev in Ulan-Ude, the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia in Russia, on Wednesday.
Talks were held between Kim Jong Il and Medvedev in Ulan-Ude on Wednesday.
At the talks they shared the view that the six-party talks should be resumed without any precondition at an early date to implement the September 19 joint statement on the principle of simultaneous action and thus accelerate the denuclearization of the whole Korean Peninsula.
The two top leaders expressed satisfaction with the results of the talks and further deepened their friendship.
Kim Jong Il invited Medvedev to pay a visit to the DPRK at a convenient time and the invitation was accepted with pleasure.
Medvedev hosted a grand banquet at the Presidential State Guest House in welcome of Kim Jong Il visiting Russia that evening.
Russian artistes gave special performance in welcome of Kim Jong Il's visit to Russia.
He was warmly seen off by Medvedev that day upon the conclusion of his historical visit to Russia.
Kim Jong Il visited several cities and units in the Far East and Siberian regions of Russia for six days.
Touring various places of the city including Soviet Square and the large super market "Megatitan", he acquainted himself with the long history of the city and the life and customs of the people in the region and the urban management.
On August 25 he passed through the region of Zabaikalsk Territory.
He departed from Russia amid a warm send-off by Russian senior officials.
The 6 000 odd km long-journey made by Kim Jong Il to the Far East and Siberian regions of the Russian Federation will record a brilliant page in the history of the DPRK-Russia friendship as it was a landmark event which provided an opportunity of a turn in developing the traditional DPRK-Russia friendship to a new higher stage.