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No 78/23 September 18, 2023
1. Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant
2. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Vladivostok of Russian Federation
3. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Various Objects in Vladivostok of Russia
4. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Concludes His Visit to Russian Federation Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant
Pyongyang, September 16 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, arrived in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a major industrial city in the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation, to visit the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant.
Displayed in electric signs in various places of the City of Komsomolsk-on-Amur were letters reading "Welcome Comrade President of the State Affairs of the DPRK" and the city was in a warm welcoming atmosphere to greet Comrade Kim Jong Un.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at Komsomolsk-on-Amur Railway Station on Friday morning.
He was courteously greeted at the station by Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, Mikhail Degtyarev, governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Administration, and AlexandrZhornik, mayor of Komsomolsk-on-Amur of Russia.
Russian women in national costume presented him with bread and salt according to a Russian custom.
He was presented with a fragrant bouquet by a lovely child.
He warmly waved back to the Russian children fluttering the national flags of the two countries.
Being guided by Russian leading officials, he headed for the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant.
Accompanying him were Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the DPRK, Marshals of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Ri Pyong Chol and Pak Jong Chon, Kang Sun Nam, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, O Su Yong and Pak Thae Song, secretaries of the C.C., WPK, General Kim Kwang Hyok, commander of the Air Force of the KPA, and other senior officials and suite members.
The Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant, founded in 1934, made a great contribution to defeating fascism during the past Great Patriotic War by producing various kinds of planes, including long-range bombers. It is the largest Su-type fighter jet manufacturer in Russia and a pivotal base of the Russian defence industry and air-transport service industry producing various fighters, including the fifth-generation fighter jet Su-57, and airliners.
Kim Jong Un was greeted at the plant by Denis Mantrov, deputy prime minister and concurrently minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Yuri Slusari, general director of the Russian Air Production Complex, and Alexandr Pekarsh, manager of the plant.
A woman employee presented a bouquet to Kim Jong Un in welcome of his visit to the plant.
Employees of the plant warmly greeted him with boundless respect and reverence.
Being briefed by the manager on the plant, Kim Jong Un went round several places of the plant, including the designing institute, fighter jet fuselage assembly shop, wing production shop, painting shop and airliner assembly shop.
Looking at the photos of Chairman Kim Jong Il who visited the plant 21 years ago, displayed at worksites of the plant, he recollected with deep reverence the brilliant career and exploits of the Chairman who contributed undying devotion and efforts to the development of the DPRK-Russia friendship.
He met test pilots at the fighter jet fuselage assembly shop and got on Su-57 to hear a detailed explanation of the technical specifications and flight performance of the fifth-generation fighter jet.
He mounted an airliner produced by the plant to learn about its performance and watched the test flight of a Su-35 fighter jet. He highly appreciated the officials, scientists, technicians and workers of the plant for making a great contribution to the development of the country's air industry by achieving excellent successes in production with highly advanced technology and strong mental power.
Saying that he was deeply impressed by the rich independent potential and modernity of the Russian aircraft manufacturing industry and its ceaseless enterprising efforts toward new goals, he sincerely hoped that the plant would make sustained development by achieving higher production growth in the future.
He had a souvenir photo taken with the accompanying officials of the two countries in front of Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets on display in the compound of the plant.
Yuri Slusari hosted a luncheon in welcome of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un's visit to the plant.
The deputy prime minister and concurrently minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and the manager of the plant, in their speeches at the luncheon, expressed deep thanks to Kim Jong Un for highly appreciating the production success of the plant, saying that his visit injected vitality into the development and production of new-generation aircraft.
Saying that Kim Jong Un added another glorious page to the history of development of the DPRK-Russia relations by visiting the time-honored plant, Ri Pyong Chol in his reply speech expressed the belief that the officials and employees of the plant would make greater contributions to strengthening the country's defence capability under the leadership of President Putin.
The luncheon proceeded in a warm and amicable atmosphere.
After the luncheon, Kim Jong Un expressed thanks to the officials of the plant for their kind guidance and hospitality and left his autograph in the visitor's book - "Witnessing the rapid development of Russia's aviation technology and its gigantic potential 2023. 9. 15 Kim Jong Un."
He was presented with souvenir gifts by the deputy prime minister and concurrently minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Administration and the general director of the Russian Air Production Complex.
Before leaving the plant, he met and congratulated the test pilot on his admirable flight and had a significant picture taken with him with a Su-35 fighter jet for a background.
Kim Jong Un expressed sincere regard for Russia's aviation technology undergoing rapid development, outpacing the outside potential threats, and wished the plant success in its future development.
That afternoon, he left for the next destination, being given a warm send-off by Russian officials.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Vladivostok of Russian Federation
Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited Vladivostok City of the Russian Federation on September 16.
The city was in a fervent and warm welcoming atmosphere to greet the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un at a time when a fresh heyday of friendship and solidarity and cooperation is being opened up in the history of the development of the relations between the DPRK and Russia.
The private train of Kim Jong Un arrived at the yard of the Artyom-Primorski Station No. 1 at 9:00 local time.
He was greeted by Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of the Maritime Territory Administration, Byacheslav Kwon, mayor of Artyom, and other senior officials from the capital and local areas.
He exchanged greetings with the senior officials who came to receive him, and warmly waved back to the lovely Russian children welcoming him with bouquets.
He visited the Knevichi Airbase as the first leg of his tour of Vladivostok.
Accompanying him were Marshals of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Ri Pyong Chol and Pak Jong Chon, Kang Sun Nam, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, General Kim Kwang Hyok, commander of the KPA Air Force, Admiral Kim Myong Sik, commander of the KPA Navy, other leading officials and suite members, and senior officials of the Russian Federation from the capital and local areas.
The guard of honor of the three services of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the military band lined up at the airbase.
Kim Jong Un was warmly greeted by Sergei Shoigu, minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.
He gladly met and exchanged warm greetings with Sergei Shoigu.
He reviewed the guard of honor of the three services of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
He exchanged greetings with Aleksey Krivoruchko, vice minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Yevmenov, commander-in-chief of the Navy of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kobylash, commander of the long-range bomber force, and other commanding officers of the Russian armed forces who came to receive him, and observed different types of strategic bombers, multi-role fighter jets, pursuit fighter jets, attack fighter jets and other modern warplanes of the Russian air force.
Sergei Kobylash, commander of the long-range bomber force, warmly welcomed Kim Jong Un visiting the Knevichi Airbase and explained in detail about the military planes on display.
Seeing the military planes on display, Kim Jong Un learned about their combat performance and arms and equipment, being briefed on their tactical and technical specifications. Then he had a talk with commanding officers of the Russian armed forces.
Sergei Kobylash presented Kim Jong Un with a gift as a token of deep thanks for his visit to the airbase.
Kim Jong Un visited the Pacific Sea Fleet base as the next leg of his tour.
The Pacific Sea Fleet is a powerful naval fortress of the national defences of Russia which reliably defends the territorial waters and national interests of Russia in constant actual war readiness with various kinds of surface ships, different types of submarines including strategic nuclear submarines, air force and other latest strategic weapons and equipment.
The Pacific Sea Fleet received Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, president of the State Affairs of the DPRK and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, with the deepest sincerity and respect and faith.
Kim Jong Un was greeted by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Nikolai Yevmenov, Commander of the Pacific Sea Fleet Viktor Liina and other commanding officers of the fleet.
He exchanged greetings with the commanding officers of the navy who came to greet him, and boarded Frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, being saluted by the guard of honor of the three services of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the guard of honor of the Pacific Sea Fleet.
He received a salute from the captain of the frigate.
Being explained in detail by Commander-in-Chief Yevmenov about the naval operation capability, major weapons and equipment and combat performance of the frigate, Kim Jong Un went round its combined control room, wheelhouse, etc.
He highly appreciated the service personnel of the Pacific Sea Fleet for having made a great contribution to peace and security in Northeast Asia and the rest of the world by displaying brave fighting spirit and heroism. And he presented his gift as a token of his visit to the fleet and left his autograph in the visitors' book "The victorious wake for defending justice and peace will last forever. Regard for the Pacific Sea Fleet Kim Jong Un 2023. 9.16".
Sergei Shoigu, minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, hosted a luncheon in welcome of Kim Jong Un's visit to the fleet.
At the luncheon, he warmly welcomed once again the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who visited the Russian Federation and the Pacific Sea Fleet, expressing his will to further deepen the friendship and cooperation between the defence ministries of the two countries.
DPRK Defence Minister Kang Sun Nam in his reply speech conveyed the warm militant greetings of the officers and men of the Korean People's Army to all the officers and men of the heroic Pacific Sea Fleet, expressing the willingness to further strengthen the militant unity and cooperation with the Russian army and reliably safeguard the regional and global peace and stability.
The luncheon proceeded in a comradely and friendly atmosphere.
Kim Jong Un was presented with a gift by Sergei Shoigu.
At the end of the luncheon he had a talk with Sergei Shoigu.
Expressing his pleasure of meeting the Russian defence minister again, he spoke highly of the development, modernity and heroism of the Russian armed forces reliably defending the independent right and development interests of the country.
Recalling that he was given special hospitality by Kim Jong Un during his Pyongyang visit made on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War, Defence Minister Shoigu expressed thanks to Kim Jong Un for visiting the Russian Federation to encourage the service personnel and people of Russia who have turned out to realize their cause of justice.
Kim Jong Un shared views on the regional and international military and political situation with Sergei Shoigu, and exchanged their constructive opinions on the practical issues arising in further strengthening the strategic and tactical coordination, cooperation and mutual exchange between the armed forces of the two countries and in the fields of their national defence and security.
That evening he, together with Vladivostok citizens, enjoyed a ballet "Sleeping Beauty" at the Maritime Territory Branch of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Among the audience were DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, O Su Yong and Pak Thae Song, secretaries of the C.C., WPK, and other senior officials and suite members.
Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of the Maritime Territory Administration, and other senior officials from Moscow and local areas of Russia enjoyed the ballet together with them.
Kim Jong Un was warmly greeted by Russian cadres and Sergei Bannikov, manager of the theatre.
He, touring Vladivostok City with friendly feelings toward the Russian people, took the reserved seats of the theatre together with the cadres of the two countries, being given a rousing ovation by citizens of Vladivostok.
He expressed deep thanks to the performers and the theatre for their impressive and elegant ballet of high artistic value.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Various Objects in Vladivostok of Russia
Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited Far Eastern Federal University, the Maritime Territorial Aquarium and the Arnika Bio-Feed Mill on September 17.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un toured Far Eastern Federal University on Sunday morning.
Accompanying him were DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, Marshals of the Korean People's Army Ri Pyong Chol and Pak Jong Chon, DPRK Minister of National Defence Kang Sun Nam, O Su Yong and Pak Thae Song, secretaries of the C.C., WPK, and other senior officials and suite members.
Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island of Vladivostok City is a large-scale comprehensive scientific, educational and research center, the pride of the Far Eastern region, which has 27 colleges, 47 faculties and more than 400 research centers and labs. In particular, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visiting the Russian Federation in April Juche 108 (2019) had the historic first meeting and talks with President Putin there.
Kim Jong Un was greeted by Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of the Maritime Territory Administration, and Boris Korovets, president of Far Eastern Federal University.
He was briefed by the president of the university on the size of the university, its educational system, future development plan and prospect.
Noting that Far Eastern Federal University is dearer to him as it is the place where he met with President Putin for the first time and DPRK students are studying, Kim Jong Un expressed expectation that the university would achieve better development in the future and play an important role in the cooperation between the DPRK and Russia in the field of science and technology.
The president of the university presented a gift to Kim Jong Un in welcome of his visit to the university, saying that it is the highest honor to have him at the university.
Kim Jong Un went round the exhibition houses along the beach in the campus of the university.
Visiting the exhibition houses of Maritime Territory and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, he highly appreciated the remarkable successes made by the Russian people in the fields of economy and science and technology.
He met the DPRK students studying at Far Eastern Federal University.
Greatly excited, the students broke into cheers of "Hurrah!", looking up to Kim Jong Un who personally called them and showed his parental love for them despite his busy schedule on a long journey of foreign visit for the prosperity of the country and the well-being of its people and for the friendship and solidarity between the DPRK and Russia.
He learned in detail about the studies and life of the students. Saying that the country is hoping and waiting for the successes in their studies and they should become competent sci-tech talents and revolutionary talents who would contribute a large share to the prosperity of the great state by studying harder and making tireless efforts, he had a photo taken with them.
He waved to the students as a token of his goodbye to them.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the Maritime Territorial Aquarium.
The aquarium, which was opened in 2016, is a scientific education complex contributing to the conservation and propagation of sea creatures and education about them as a branch of the National Scientific Center of Marine Biology in the Far East Federal Region under the Russian Academy of Sciences.
He watched white dolphins and other sea animals performing acrobatic feats at the dolphinarium and looked round various places of the aquarium.
He appreciated the aquarium, successfully built on the initiative and under the attention of President Putin, for winning a reputation as a popular scientific research base and a leisure facility, and expressed thanks to Director Olga Shevchenko for kind guidance. Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, and Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of the Maritime Territory Administration, hosted a reception in welcome of Kim Jong Un's visit to Vladivostok City.
Present there on invitation were Foreign Minister of the DPRK Choe Son Hui, Marshals of the Korean People's Army Ri Pyong Chol and Pak Jong Chon, Minister of National Defence of the DPRK Kang Sun Nam, Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea O Su Yong and Pak Thae Song, other senior officials and suite members, DPRK Ambassador to the Russian Federation Sin Hong Chol and DPRK Consul General in Vladivostok Jo Sok Chol.
Senior officials from the capital and local areas of Russia were on hand. Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, expressed his will to further expand the cooperation between the two countries, expressing thanks again to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un for visiting the Russian Federation and Vladivostok City this significant year marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the DPRK.
In his reply speech Pak Thae Song conveyed sincere greetings to the government and people of the Russian Federation that put their sincerest efforts into successfully ensuring the visit. He hoped that the efforts of the Russian people and government to build a powerful country and positively contribute to the independent and peaceful development of mankind by dint of it would bring good results.
A performance was given at the reception by artistes of Vladivostok City.
The reception proceeded in a warm friendly atmosphere.
After the reception, Kim Jong Un met Ambassador Sin Hong Chol and Consul General Jo Sok Chol and staff members of the consulate general and had a significant photo session with them in consideration of their devoted efforts to uphold the Party's foreign policy abroad.
Kim Jong Un visited the Arnika Bio-Feed Mill in the afternoon.
He was greeted by President AlexandrGeneralov and General Director Ludmilla Tekutieva of the Co. Ltd. of the mill.
Being briefed on the mill, he went round its various production processes and had a warm talk with officials of the company.
Generalov presented him with a gift in reflection of the minds of the mill's employees.
Kim Jong Un had a souvenir photo taken with the president and the general director of the company and the governor of the Maritime Territory Administration.
He, concluding his visit to Vladivostok City, expressed thanks to the senior officials from the capital and local areas of Russia for their kind greeting and guidance.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Concludes His Visit to Russian Federation
Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), left Vladivostok City on September 17 after successfully completing the schedule of his official goodwill visit to the Russian Federation.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited several objects in the fields of military, economy, science, education and culture while staying in Vladivostok City, the last leg of his official goodwill visit to the Russian Federation, for two days in succession.
At the Artyom-Primorski Station No. 1, there was a send-off ceremony for Kim Jong Un who starts his way home after bringing about a new radical turn in the history of the development of the DPRK-Russia relations.
The guard of honor of the three services of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the military band lined up at the railway station yard.
Present at the station to see off the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un were Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of the Maritime Territory Administration, Byacheslav Kwon, mayor of Artyom City, and AlexandrMatsegora, Russian ambassador to the DPRK.
A send-off ceremony for Kim Jong Un took place.
The national anthems of the DPRK and the Russian Federation were solemnly played.
Kim Jong Un reviewed the guard of honor of the three services of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
He bid farewell to the senior officials of Russia from the capital and local areas who came to send him off.
He extended his heartfelt thanks to President Putin and the Russian leadership and people for their special care and cordial hospitality in every place during the whole period of his visit to Russia, wishing Russia prosperity and its people well-being.
The private train of Kim Jong Un left amid the farewells of dear Russian friends.
The official goodwill visit to the Russian Federation by Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, will shine long in history as the occasion of further consolidating the traditional ties of good neighbor and cooperation between the DPRK and Russia based on the comradely friendship and militant unity and opening up a new chapter of the development of the bilateral relations.