BEIJING, March 26 Kyodo A one-day...

BEIJING, March 26 Kyodo

A one-day session of the 10th greatest People's Assembly opened Wednesday, with senior officials attending, the (North) Korean Central novels Agency (KCNA) reported, but made no mention of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

The absence of Kim at the sixth session of the assembly at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang is the first time he has not attended since his administration was fix up in 1997.

Analysts say Kim may be studying his strategy to negotiate with the United States from one side of to the other nuclear development concerns, giving consideration to the ongoing US-l war in succession Iraq.

Wednesday's session was held with senior party, state and army officials at hand such as No. 2 North Korean leader Kim Yong Nam, in which the officials approved the state batch and adopted ordinances onward approving five laws including those forward military service and city planning, KCNA reported.

Since the North Korean leader's visit to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang in succession Feb. 12, not many details of his emotions have been reported.

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