Deputy Minister of preparations and food Kim JI Juice thanked the Russian government for grant assistance and reiterated Pyongyang "to continue with the development of friendly Korean-Russian relations".

He said this at a ceremony to mark the arrival of the ship that brought 22,9 thousand tons of Russian wheat, situated on the coast of the Yellow sea port city of Nampho.

The Deputy Minister noted the importance of the recent visit to the Russian Federation member of the Presidium of the political Bureau of the workers ' party of Korea (WPK) and member of the Central Committee of the WPK Choi Ryong Hae, which as a special envoy was sent to Moscow leader Kim Jong UN. "Held in Russia negotiations gave a new impetus to development of bilateral relations", - said Kim JI-Juice.

Answering the question of the interviewer. TASS, how the government of the DPRK will come with Russian aid, the Deputy Minister said that after the completion of unloading of the vessel 1 January grain arrives at Pyongyang mill. He also said that, despite the severe drought, the amount collected in the country in this year's harvest was 5,71 million tons. It is 50 thousand tons compared with the previous year.

Charge d'affaires of Russia in the DPRK Igor Sagitov in his speech noted that ended gratuitous supply of 50 tons of Russian wheat "is clear evidence of Russia's aspiration to contribute to improving the daily lives of the Korean people". "We hope that these supplies to a certain extent, will contribute to solving the DPRK national economic tasks", - the diplomat added.