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No 59/25 Aug 18, 2025
1. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Liberation Tower 2. Russian Artistes Give Art Performance
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Liberation Tower Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited the Liberation Tower on August 15 on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was accompanied by senior officials of the Central Committee of the WPK, leading officials of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK and commanders of the services of the Korean People's Army. The guard of honour of the KPA lined up in front of the Liberation Tower. The national anthems of the Russian Federation and the DPRK were played. A wreath in the name of Kim Jong Un was laid before the tower amid the playing of the wreath-laying music. Written on the ribbon of the wreath were letters reading "We do not forget the exploits of the fallen martyrs of the Soviet Army". Kim Jong Un paid a high tribute to the fallen martyrs of the Soviet Army who fought bravely in the sacred war for Korea's liberation. There was a march-past of the guard of honour of the KPA. Kim Jong Un looked round the Liberation Tower with the participants. The sacred history of national liberation of the Korean people is associated with the matchless heroism and undying feats performed by the service personnel of the Soviet Army in the anti-Japanese revolutionary war against the common enemy, he said, adding that the militant friendship and blood ties forged between the armies and peoples of the two countries amid the fierce flames of war are a true example of international justice and solidarity. He expressed belief that the invincible DPRK-Russia friendship consolidated century after century by inheriting the noble spirit of the forerunners of the two countries would grow stronger in the future.
Russian Artistes Give Art Performance Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- The peoples of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation, who are making a new turning point in the unity and friendship in the struggle for building a great, prosperous and powerful country, are significantly marking August 15, when the independence and sovereignty of Korea were achieved, as a common auspicious event and common holiday. An art performance was given at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on August 15 by the Russian art mission on a visit to the DPRK on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of historic Korea's liberation, writing another page in the annals of the invincible DPRK-Russia friendship. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, enjoyed the performance together with the Russian friends. When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared in the auditorium together with Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, all the participants welcomed them with enthusiastic applause. Among the audience were the minister of Foreign Affairs and the minister of Culture of the DPRK, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture of the DPRK, artistes and creators of DPRK art troupes at all levels, teaching staff and students of DPRK art education institutions and Pyongyang citizens. Appreciating the performance were the members of the delegations of the State Duma and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian ambassador to the DPRK and his embassy officials. The art performance was given by Russian artistes of high repute, and the "Red Star" Song and Dance Ensemble of the Strategic Rocket Forces and the Airborne Forces Song and Dance Ensemble under the Ministry of Defense. Put on the stage were serial songs on the theme of the Great Patriotic War which are full of matchless heroism, stubbornness, noble patriotism and optimistic thoughts and feelings of the Russian army and people, and martial songs of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and other colorful numbers. The performers also staged Russian famous songs with national sentiments which reflect the characteristic traditional culture and customs and a long history of Russia. Such patriotic songs as "My Russia" and "We Will Rise" sung by the Russian popular singer Shaman were enthusiastically acclaimed by the audience for the rich artistic skill and vigorous representation. Flower baskets were conveyed to the performers who staged a significant performance. Kim Jong Un expressed thanks to the Russian artistes for their performance in Pyongyang which added to the joy of the National Liberation Day of the DPRK and made a tangible contribution to the ever-developing DPRK-Russia friendship. The performance given by the Russian artistes in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation was an occasion of further strengthening the fraternal ties between the peoples of the two countries.
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