Pyongyang, December 8 (KCNA) -- Valery Sukhinin, Russian ambassador to the DPRK, Thursday hosted a friendly meeting at his embassy on the occasion of the new year Juche 101 (2012).

Present there on invitation were Director-General Mun Song Mo and officials of the General Bureau of Diplomatic Corps Affairs.

Staff members of the embassy were on hand.

Speeches were made at the meeting.

The participants talked to each other about the matter of further developing the relations between the two countries, deepening friendship.