Pyongyang, August 21 (KCNA - RSTV)   

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A photo exhibition and a meeting took place at the DPRK embassy in Moscow on August 18 to mark the 20th anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il's historic visit to the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation.

Attending the events were personages from the government, political parties and organizations of Russia, including the Foreign Ministry, the State Duma, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Socialist Political Party "For Just Russia-Patriots-Truth", the Liberal Democratic Party, the General People's Union Party, the Russian Association for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK, the Russian Association for the Study of the Juche Idea and the Orchestra of the 21st Century, figures of the Group for International Solidarity with the DPRK, and the DPRK ambassador to Russia and his embassy members.

The attendees placed bouquets before a fine art work depicting President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il standing together and bowed to them.

They looked round photographs showing the achievements made by Chairman Kim Jong Il and the respected Comrade

Kim Jong Un for the strengthening of the DPRK-Russia friendship and pictures showing the proud reality of the DPRK.

Speeches were made at the events.

The acting director of the Asia 1 Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said that Kim Jong Il's visit to the Far Eastern Region marked an important milestone in promoting the development of the bilateral relations and that Comrade Kim Jong Un's meeting with President Vladimir Putin in April 2019 was a historic event in strengthening the mutual cooperation.

Noting that during his visit to the Far Eastern Region,

Kim Jong Il met with Putin and discussed the important issues of mutual concern, the Chief of the DPRK International Solidarity Group said that Kim Jong Il is a peerlessly great man recognized by the world.