Upon authorization of the President of the State Affairs of the DPRK, Choe Ryong Hae, first vice-president of the State Affairs Commission and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, received the credentials from Lars Andreas Bengtsson, Swedish ambassador to the DPRK, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Thursday.

Choe Ryong Hae had a talk with the ambassador in a friendly atmosphere.

Present there were Kim Son Gyong, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, officials concerned and a member of the Swedish embassy.