The North Koreans yearn for Kim Jong Il until he is in Russia – press

"Infinite sadness fills the hearts of men … in the absence of a great leader and Supreme Commander Comrade Kim Jong Il, who is visiting Russia" – the newspaper "Rodon Shinmun" – the official organ of the ruling Workers' Party of North Korea. The publication highlights the importance of the visit of Kim Jong Il to Russia, which he makes "the good of the motherland and the people", and the friendly relations between the two countries. "The Korean people are looking forward to the return of the supreme commander and literally counting the days until his arrival," – says the article. North Korean leader is visiting Russia. In the secrecy of it Tuesday morning on an armored train arrived in Ulan-Ude. Kim Jong Il visited the lake, visited newly built tourist zone "Baikal harbor", to try national Buryat cuisine, bowed statue of Lenin in the center of Ulan-Ude. He also drove to the supermarket, where inquired quality and range of food products. On Wednesday, Kim Jong Il met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in a military town, "Pine forest". One of the main results of the negotiations was the start of cooperation in the gas industry – Medvedev and Kim Jong Il gave instructions to create a special commission that will determine the specific parameters of the bilateral cooperation on transit of gas through the territory of the DPRK and the connection to the project of the Republic of Korea. In addition, Kim Jong Il thanked Medvedev for the humanitarian aid that Russia is providing North Korea and invited the Russian president to North Korea.