Kim visits tank factory in Siberia

Omsk - Kept well away from media scrutiny, North Korea's secretive leader Mr Kim Jong-Il visited a major tank factory and toured…

Omsk - Kept well away from media scrutiny, North Korea's secretive leader Mr Kim Jong-Il visited a major tank factory and toured Russia's biggest pig farm in the Siberian city of Omsk as he crossed the country en route to Moscow.

The Stalinist dictator, who left last Thursday for a landmark visit to Russia, only the second country he has visited officially after China, is making a 10-day rail journey across Russia.