Chinese defence minister arrives in North Korea for three day visit

Описание: (22 Nov 2009)
1. Wide of Pyongyang Pyongyang Sunan Airport terminal
2. Wide of Chinese Defence Minister's plane taxiing on tarmac
3. Flags of China and North Korea
4. North Korean officials
5. Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie walking down steps of plane and shaking hands with unidentified North Korean military officials
6. Cutaway of photographers
7. Liang and his delegation posing for photo
8. Liang getting into car
9. Wide of Korean War memorial in central Pyongyong, honour guard of the Korean People's Army (KPA)
10. Wide of Kim Yong Chun (wearing glasses), North Korea's Minister of the People's Armed Forces and official
11. Cars arriving at Korean War memorial
12. Kim and Liang shaking hands
13. Wide of media
14. Liang and Kim walking
15. Wide of the head of the honour guard of the KPA parading
16. Wide of Kim and Liang saluting
17. Wide of brass band playing national anthems of the two countries
18. Kim and Liang saluting
19. Various of honour guard
20. Wide of Kim and Liang reviewing honour guard
21. Wide of Liang greeting officials
22. Wide of Liang greeting Chinese students in Korea attending ceremony
23. Wide of people at the Korean War memorial
STORYLINE:
China's Defence Minister Liang Guanglie arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Sunday, the first stop on his three-nation Asian tour.
It's the first time a Chinese defence minister has visited North Korea since 2006, according to Chinese state media.
Liang was met at Pyongyang's Sunan Airport by unidentified North Korean military officials.
He then was taken into the centre of the capital where his counterpart, Minister of the People's Armed Forces Kim Yong Chun officiated at a welcoming ceremony at a sculpture park which commemorates the Korean War.
Liang and Kim inspected an honour guard of the Korean People's Army (KPA).
Last week, a high-level North Korean military delegation visited China. That group was led by Kim Jong Gak, first vice-director of the General Political Bureau of the KPA.
Following his visit to North Korea Liang will travel to Japan and Thailand, a tour intended to boost military exchanges with the three countries, a ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

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