DPRK Order Awarded to Chinese Ambassador

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, November 29, 2001

DPRK Order Awarded to Chinese Ambassador

A DPRK order was awarded to Chinese ambassador to the DPRK Wang Guozhang with due ceremony at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Wednesday. The friendship order first class of the DPRK was awarded to him in recognition of his positive activities to strengthen and develop the DPRK-China friendship.

Present at the ceremony were Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's As1embly of the DPRK, Kim Yong Il, vice-minister of foreign affairs, and staff members of the Chinese embassy here.

Wang Guozhang said that the order awarded to him is an expression of deep friendship of leader Kim Jong Il, the party, government and people of Korea toward the party, government and people of china, adding he would make every possible effort to develop the friendly relations between china and the DPRK in the future.

Kim Yong Nam Meets Chinese Ambassador

President Kim Yong Nam of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly met and conversed with Wang Guozhang, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK who paid a farewell visit to him, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Wednesday. Present there were vice-minister Kim Yong Il of foreign affairs, officials concerned and Tian Baozhen, minister-counselor of the Chinese embassy here, and other embassy officials.

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