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North Korean Leader Kim Jong-UN was again the victim of palmetov. Its time to bury, and he was quite a living – just for a while fell out of the field of news.

the Legendary Russian cardiac surgeon, academician of the RAS, Deputy Director on surgery “SMRC Cardiology” Ministry of health of Russia, Renat Akchurin suleimanovich for many years have visited North Korea as part of a team of doctors, he went to the Korean hospital, which treated the government elite. In interview to an observer “MK” Dr. Akchurin told what is happening in one of the most closed countries in the world.

Renat Akchurin, you personally observed when-something Kim Jong-UN?

– Personally, I don’t know him. It is possible that he knows that we were coming and was involved in medical issues. However, I have not consulted him or his family. But I was in the medical team, which was periodically visited by Korean government hospital, we helped. The family of the leader were done by other doctors, for example, Anatoly Martynov. These doctors treated Kim Il sung, medication, surgery was not offered, although it may have to.

why do you think so many fakes connected with this country? Another story we just watched…

I know that’s a lot of chatter and false a lot of information. Another story was a fake – Kim Jong-UN is alive, although there were all sorts of assumptions. Can tell medicine the government at a high level there, and the only thing there not doing open heart surgery. At least that was the case when I was there last time three years ago.

This is a principled position?

– No, I think just no experience. But there’s a great hospital who. And its a government hospital that treats members of the government. They are equipped well, there are very competent doctors. We spoke through an interpreter, but many know Russian.

Normal medicine there government or for all?

– About all do not know, but I think that this medicine as for the government, not for everyone. Because it is a country of war communism, military dictatorship, we were restricted in visiting. Hospitals for ordinary people have not seen, visited, advised and left. But we were able to observe the life of ordinary people, saw them on weekends going out of town, like going on picnics. Don’t know, it was civil or military, of the military there for more than 60 percent.

– how did you get there?

– in the days of the Soviet Union was the agreement on cooperation between the Kremlin hospital and a government hospital of North Korea, on consultation and mutual assistance. And it came to us, Korean doctors for a long time, we had them for 2-3 months, and then I went there on exchange. Probably 15 people there I was operated on.

How many times have you been there?

– eight Times, probably, I was there. In the Soviet times and in contemporary Russia.

Why still so many myths around North Korea?

– closed Country like the USSR during the iron curtain. None of them tourists or reporters can’t get information. And if someone in social networks or the media describes life in North Korea, something to think out. Koreans are not very verbose, they do not hurry, do not rush into the breach in order to deny something. They refer to such things in the East philosophically. Incorrect and bad information, like shit, floats. Don’t want to say that I sympathize with them, but I think that they have the right to decide their internal Affairs themselves.

Kim Jong-UN doesn’t appear to be painful a person? You know something about it?

– He’s young enough and if he consulted with someone from the doctors, I think with the Europeans. He’s a man with European education. Yes, and Kim Jong-Il after a stroke was treated by French neurosurgeons. But we should not draw hasty conclusions about human health based on the messages that appear. They are our neighbors, we have a common border, and neighbors should be friends.

– What impression on you was made by Koreans?

– This is an extremely hard-working people, they are very much under construction. I first realized how much the army can do when we have started now to build the infectious hospitals. Earlier in our country was about 150 thousand infectious beds, and then they were reduced to 35-40 thousand. This is the responsibility of health officials. They felt that infection is no longer scary. But this rifle needs to be charged constantly. Not urgent to restructure a lot of hospitals, including all beds in our cardio, but, thank God, the army built a lot now. In Korea, many social facilities are built by the army. For example, I saw a summer camp of “Artek” on the sea, there for the children created fantastic conditions, all kinds of sports, there are indoor and outdoor courts, and children rest there for little money. The army built a ski resort with great slopes, proper equipment and a great hotel. When I asked Korean friends, and who here can come, they said, whatever it is, it costs 80-100 dollars a day. I saw a water-sports complex in Pyongyang for a few thousand people, with a huge number of swimming pools. And what else struck me, for example. The party put forward the slogan that science in North Korea should develop, and the government scientists built a series of houses. Scientists give the apartment for free, I saw these houses, the whole prospect is very beautiful. But hospitals do not see it, but I think they ��there are may not be developed such as we had in the Soviet Union. I also saw the Palace of computer technology, there everyone can come and go on the Internet, although perhaps with restrictions, because the country’s military, a lot of detractors. And in terms of sanctions have lived there for decades.

– As they have on this background with food?

– for Example, by the decision of Kim Jong-Il each student should be one Apple per day on the table. In this connection they put five million Apple trees and grow apples for the students. Once I saw a few dozen German truck that was carrying boxes of apples. Military they also provide. For military there many resorts. And I saw the fish, where trout fish is grown, which also receives military and students. Another interesting fact. Korea does not catch on cattle, not he survives there for some reason. And they carry out the party’s program for the development of goat – they all go through the mountains goats. They raise chickens, Guinea fowl. Corn is grown and, of course, rice, which they themselves provide.

Why are Koreans so hard to relate to the Americans?

Why not? In 1951, for the first time the tactics of carpet bombing the Americans experienced Pyongyang. And they have enough strength to get together and kick Americans. Subsequently, only the intervention of the UN has helped to divide North and South Korea. Well, I want to reiterate that neighbors should be friends and help them. We can’t leave neighbors in trouble. It seems to me that today’s politicians understand this.