Sports Complex of KPA Inaugurated in Presence of Kim Jong Il

Pyongyang, May 5 (KCNA) -- A sports complex of the Korean People's Army was inaugurated in the presence of Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission.
The sports complex with a plottage of nearly 10 000 square meters has facilities for some sports events including basketball, volleyball and indoor football, cultural and welfare facilities and all amenities for spectators.
Kim Jong Il looked round the exterior and interior of the magnificent sports complex. He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that soldier-builders have successfully built it in a short span of time and highly appreciated their feats.
At the end of the inaugural ceremony, he together with the senior officials who accompanied him watched matches played by sports groups of the KPA.
To develop sports is of very weighty importance in augmenting the country's might and boosting friendly relations with other countries, he said.