June.12.2000 Juche 89

[CONTENTS]

• Kim Jong Il sends condolences to Bashar al Assad

• Set period of mourning for Hafez al Assad

• Kim Jong Il greets Russian President

• Greetings to Libyan leader

• Greetings to Russian President

• Message of condolence to Bashar al Assad

• Greetings to Russian Prime Minister

• Condolences to Prime Minister of Syria

• Minister of People's Armed Forces leaves for Syria

• Central Fine Arts Studio

• Construction of salterns makes headway in Korea

• Rodong Sinmun on demise of Hafez al Assad

• Korean people's willingness for reunification

• Abolition of U.S. military base in Libya celebrated

• U.S. order to start Korean War

• Repatriation of unconverted long-term prisoners called for

• Socialist cause of Korea supported