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North Korean government officials, including leader Kim Jong Il, center, sit beneath a statue of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung during a session of Parliament in Pyongyang Wednesday, March 27, 2002 . In a report to the North Korean legislature Wednesday, Premier Hong Song Nam said his country must "readjust its economic foundations" this year and open itself up to more international trade and cooperation. Also identified are Premier Hong Song Nam, front row seventh from right, Head of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong Nam, sixth from right, Jo Myong Rok, forth from right, and Kim Yong Chun, third from right. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Korea News Service/Str) === JAPAN OUT, ONLINE OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY, , ===