Bill Clinton,win journalists freedom
"safely left North Korea with Laura Ling and Euna Lee."He said they're flying to Los Angeles, where the journalists will be reunited with their families.
KCNA reports too,Bill Clinton, former president of the United States,and his party left here today by air.They were seen off at the airport by Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and Kim Kye Gwan, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs.
National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea gave a dinner in honor of former U.S. President Bill Clinton on
a visit to the DPRK at the Paekhwawon State Guest House this evening.Present at the dinner was Kim Jong Il, general secretary ofthe Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence
Commission.Present there on invitation were former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his suite
members.Dinner meet was attended, Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK Choe Thae Bok, Secretary of the WPK Central Committee Kim Ki Nam, First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Sok Ju, Department Director of the WPK Central Committee Kim Yang Gon,Member of the NDC U Tong Chuk, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim
Kye Gwan and officials concerned.The dinner proceeded in a cordial atmosphere.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his party visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from August 4 to 5.
Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, met with Bill
Clinton and his party.During their stay Clinton and his party paid a courtesy call on Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the
Supreme People's Assembly.
Clinton expressed words of sincere apology to Kim Jong Il for the hostile acts committed by the two American journalists against the DPRK after illegally intruding into it. Clinton courteously conveyed to Kim Jong Il an earnest request of the U.S. government to leniently pardon them and send them back home from a humanitarian point of view.
The meetings had candid and in-depth discussions on the pending issues between the DPRK and the U.S. in a sincere atmosphere and reached a
consensus of views on seeking a negotiated settlement of them.
Kim Jong Il issued an order of the Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission on granting a special pardon to the two American
journalists who had been sentenced to hard labor in accordance with Article 103 of the Socialist Constitution and releasing them.
Clinton courteously conveyed a verbal message of U.S. President Barack Obama expressing profound thanks for this and reflecting views on ways
of improving the relations between the two countries.
The measure taken to release the American journalists is a manifestation of the DPRK's humanitarian and peaceloving policy.
The DPRK visit of Clinton and his party will contribute to deepening the understanding between the DPRK and the U.S. and building the
bilateral confidence.Reports KCNA agency
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Naresh Sagar
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