Original sentence: (President Obama sent a message to Kim) expressing profound thanks for (the pardon) and reflecting views on ways of improving the relations between the two countries.Clinton courteously conveyed to Kim Jong Il an earnest request of the U.Clinton expressed words of sincere apology to Kim Jong Il for the hostile acts committed by the two American journalists against the DPRK after illegally intruding into it.KCNA released the following statement:.The DPRK visit of Clinton and his party will contribute to deepening the understanding between the DPRK and the U.The measure taken to release the American journalists is a manifestation of the DPRK's humanitarian and peace-loving policy.The meetings had candid and in-depth discussions on the pending issues between the DPRK and the U.and building the bilateral confidence.government to leniently pardon them and send them back home from a humanitarian point of view.in a sincere atmosphere and reached a consensus of views on seeking a negotiated settlement of them
Edited sentence: The KCNA described this as "a manifestation of the DPRK's humanitarian and peaceloving policy" and stated that Clinton's visit would "contribute to deepening the understanding between the DPRK and the U.The KCNA released a statement regarding the visit.They stated that "Clinton expressed words of sincere apology to Kim Jong Il" and that Kim, in his capacity as Chairman of the National Defence Commission, ordered a special pardon be granted to the Lee and Ling under Article 103 of the constitution of North Korea.and building the bilateral confidence"