country and they attended a military parade together on north korea's fodation day on septembe9t kim jong-un joined his father in a meeting with the visiting laotian president choummaly sayasone last friday. north korea's state-run media are releasing photos and videos that foc othyog m. but kim jong-un has yet to make any domestic tour on his own or visit other countries. none of his remarks have been published and his recorded voice has not been heard by the public. the north korean leadership is expected to publicize this achievement he'd of next year's 100 anniversary of his grandfather's birth and the country's founder kim il-sung. former ambassador peter hughes who served in pyongyang for three years spoke to reporters in seoul on wednesday before returning to britain. >> in terms of atmosphere, we felt no concern amongst the people. i can only say that there is not as far as we can tell universal support for this process. >> hughes noted a younger generation loyal to kim jong-un is on the rise within the korean people's army and the korean workers party.rmy c of staff ri yong ho will

kim jong-un joined his father in a meeting with the visiting laotian president choummaly sayasone last friday. they are releadsing photos and videos that focus on the young kim. kim jong-un has yet to make any domestic tours on his own and his recorded voice has not been heard by the public. the north korean leadership is expected to publicize his achievements ahead of next year's 100th anniversary of the birth of his grandfather and the country's founder, kim il-sung. >>> north korean premier choe yong rim has agreed to six-party talks without any preconditions. choe met hu jintao on thursday. he's hoped to resume the talks at an early date and said achieving a nuclear free korean peninsula is in the common interest of all countries concerned. choe said the six-party talks should be assumed uncondition unconditionally. his remarks apparently aimed at the united states, south carolina and japan, the three countries demanding the north take actions before the six-party talks can be resumed, this would include halting uranium enrichment. the north korean premier asked china to increase e

provocative actions as the nation has been transferring its top leadership from kim jong-il to his third son kim jong-un. >>> the french government will soon open a liaison office in north korea to deal with cultural change. a permanent office will be set up in pion yang despite the lack of diplomatic relations. two years ago france agreed with north korea to open an office in pion yang. however it postponed the plan after the north attacked the south korean island. a french diplomatic source they decided to open the office after exchanging views with member countries of the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear development. the chief of the new office will arrive in pion yang october 7th. however france maintains the position substantial progress must be made before it can establish diplomatic ties with north korea. >>> japan's fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant can be viewed as being a step closer to a state of cold shutdown. tokyo electric power company announced on thursday that the temperature at the number 2 reactor largely remained below 100 degrees celsius, bringing ee mark at all three tr

kim jong-un. it was held on friday at a square it was pyongyang. it was covered live by state-run north korean television. as soldiers marched past the square with anti-aircraft batteries and other weapons, participants formed letters to spell out kim jong-il's name and words like glory. the timing was unusual as they have parades every five years to celebrate the country's founding or establishment of the ruling workers party. observers believe the north korean leadership is holdinghe para ts yr t high light the smooth transfer from kim jong-il to his son. he's expected to be the third successive generation to rule the country. >>> japan and the united states have marked the 60th anniversary of the peace and securities treaties that have formed the basis of japan's diplomacy since world war ii. the san francisco peace treaty and the japan/u.s. security treaty were signed on september 8, 1951. the peace treaties officially ended the war. about the 200 people, including officials from both governments, attended a ceremony on thursday in a park in sa