Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Visit to Russia Marked

Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- A photo of leader Kim Jong Il was displayed at the house of war veterans in Khabarovsk Territory of Russia on Sept. 22 to mark the 15th anniversary of his visit to the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation. A photo of Kim Jong Il meeting war veterans at the house of war veterans in Khabarovsk Territory during his visit to Russia was displayed there. The participants in the event laid floral baskets and bouquets before the photo of Kim Jong Il and paid tribute to him. The chairman of the Standing Committee for Protection of Citizens and Public Health of the Khabarovsk Territory Legislative Assembly who is presidium member of the Khabarovsk Regional Political Council of the United Russia Party said that the Russian people always remember HE Kim Jong Il who made a great contribution to the development of the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries by visiting Russia several times in the new century. The chairman of the Friendship Association with Foreign Countries of Khabarovsk Territory of Russia said that one can easily know about the breadth and depth of the Russia-DPRK friendship through open-hearted talks HE Kim Jong Il had with ordinary war veterans of Russia. And he expressed belief that the army and people of the DPRK united close around HE Kim Jong Un would reliably protect regional peace and security and surely build an invincible socialist power. -0-