祖国解放戦争戦勝73周年を記念する芸術公演を開催

Pyongyang, July 28 (KCNA) –The honourable memory of July 27, the Day of Victory that enabled our great motherland to enjoy the everlasting dignity and fame as a strong power, and the heroic spirit of the victorious wartime generation serve as a precious ideological and mental nutrient and cornerstone of victory which dynamically encourage our people and the service personnel of the People’s Army to accomplish the great historic cause of building a rich country with a strong army. A splendid art performance was given to mark the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War in the capital city of Pyongyang on July 27 when the whole country was overflowing with the respect for the heroic defenders of the motherland in wartime and the great honour and self-confidence of the successors who are firmly preserving and glorifying the high honour of war victory and opening up the wonderful era of transformation for the prosperity of the country. The respected Comrade 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, appreciated the art performance together with war veterans and persons of wartime merits invited to the celebrations of the Day of Victory. When Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared in the auditorium, the audience raised stormy cheers of “hurrah!” The performers and audience paid the highest tribute to Comrade Kim Jong Un, the symbol of the mightiness of our Party and state, our people and banner of all the victories and glory. Comrade Kim Jong Un extended congratulations to the war veterans, the persons of wartime merits and all the people across the country and officers and men of the whole army who are significantly celebrating the holiday of great war victory. He met with war veterans and sincerely wished them long life in good health. Lovely children presented bouquets of fragrant flowers to Comrade Kim Jong Un and war veterans. Among the audience were members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and other senior officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs, officials of the WPK Central Committee, leading officials of ministries and national agencies, service personnel of the People’s Army, officials and lecturers engaged in the administration of revolutionary relics associated with the victorious war, Pyongyang citizens including descendants of war heroes, students of revolutionary schools and other youth and students. Diplomatic envoys of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation staying in the DPRK were invited. The art performance began with preludes “July 27, Our Victory Day” and “July 27 March”, adding to the excitement of the meaningful Day of Victory that made the audience recall the ever-victorious history of our glorious Republic and convinced them of the greater victory in the future. Put on the stage were wartime songs and others in praise of war victory resounded in the annals of succession. The performers warmly congratulated war veterans and persons of wartime merits, the first generation defenders of the motherland who created the great history of war victory of our state, representing the unanimous desire of all the people across the country. Children’s Union members and boys and girls presented bouquets to war veterans and persons of wartime merits. The performers sang in an excited tone wartime songs in high praise of the spirit of defending the country and revolution displayed by the wartime generation who bravely fought in the fierce war to safeguard the sovereignty and honour of the motherland with the transparent revolutionary faith that the motherland is just the embrace of President Kim Il Sung and they are sure to win when they absolutely believe in and follow him. The audience were filled with great emotion as the songs made them respectfully recollect the legendary annals. Song “Red Blossom” newly composed on the occasion of th