Pyongyang,
February 11, 2004 (KCNA)-- Shaher Mohammed Abdlah, Palestinian ambassador to the
DPRK, hosted a reception at his embassy Tuesday evening on the occasion of
the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il. He said in his speech that the publication
of the historic North-South joint declaration under the wise leadership of
Kim Jong Il well showed the Korean people's will to reunify the country independently
and peacefully without foreign interference. This aroused powerful support
from the whole Korean nation and the world peace-loving people, he added.
He declared that the Palestinian leadership and people are standing foursquare
behind the Korean people in their struggle for achieving the independent
and peaceful reunification of the country under the leadership of Kim Jong
Il.
Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party
of Korea, recalled in his speech that the Palestinian friends have presented
a congratulatory letter and a floral basket to Kim Jong Il with deep reverence
and hosted a gathering overflowing with friendly sentiments on the February
holiday every year. This greatly inspires our army and people quickening
the pace of march in the Songun revolution under the leadership of Kim Jong
Il, he said.
Noting that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries
were constantly growing stronger even in the complex international situation
today under the deep care of their leaders, he stated that the Korean people
would as ever extend full support and solidarity to the Palestinian people
in their just cause.
Pyongyang, February 11,
2004 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a floral
basket and a congratulatory letter from the diplomatic corps here on the
occasion of his birthday. They were conveyed to Foreign Minister Paek Nam
Sun today by Palestinian Ambassador e.p. to the DPRK Shaher Mohammed Abdlah
who is doyen of the corps.
Pyongyang, February
11, 2004 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a floral basket from Yasser Arafat,
president of Palestine, on the occasion of his birthday. The floral basket
was handed today to Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun by Palestinian Ambassador
E.P. to the DPRK Shaher Mohammed Abdlah.