Kim Jong-il visits Russian Embassy
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, made his second visit to the Russian Embassy in Pyeongyang on Sunday. He attended a Russian Lenten ceremony, Maslenitsa, at the invitation of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov, the Yonhap news agency reported Monday.Mr. Kim was flanked by Kim Yong-sun, the North Korean Workers' Party secretary in charge of South Korean affairs, First Vice Foreign Minister Kang Sok-ju and others.
The North Korean leader last visited the Russian Embassy in Pyeongyang on Jan. 6, accompanied mainly by military officials including Kim Yong-chun, chief of the military general staff and Yon Hyong-muk, a former prime minister.
Relations between the two countries have warmed over the past two years.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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