THE PRIME MINISTER OF NORTH KOREA, MARSHAL KIM IL-SUNG, ARRIVED IN INDONESIA FOR A STATE VISIT ON SATURDAY. HE WAS WARMLY GREETED BY PRESIDENT SUKARNO AT THE KEMOJORAN AIRPORT, DJAKARTA.

THIS WAS ONE OF THE NORTH KOREAN PREMIER'S RARE TRIPS OVERSEAS. HE IS TO STAY IN INDONESIA DURING THE TIME OF THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BANDUNG CONFERENCE OF AFRO-ASIAN STATES AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

WELCOMING MARSHAL KIM TO INDONESIA, PRESIDENT SUKARNO SAID THAT HE WAS A COMRADE IN ARMS IN THE BATTLE AGAINST IMPERIALISM AND COLONIALISM.

REPLYING TO PRESIDENT SUKARNO, MARSHAL KIM SAID THAT NORTH KOREA SUPPORTED INDONESIA'S STRUGGLE AGAINST MALAYSIA.

SHORTLY AFTER MARSHAL KIM, WHO IS 52 YEARS OLD, ARRIVED IN DJAKARTA, THERE WERE REPORTS THAT HE WAS IN ILL-HEALTH. THESE WERE LATER DENIED BY THE NORTH KOREAN EMBASSY.