Speech at a gala reception at the DPRK Embassy

12.02.2020

Speech at a gala reception at the DPRK Embassy

Speech at a gala reception at the DPRK Embassy

Kim Jong Il's birthday is celebrated as the main national holiday in North Korea. The former head of state is referred to as a "genius of thought and theory, creation and construction, a great leader and commander." On February 16, 2020, it will be 78 years since the birth of the former leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the son of the "great" leader Kim Il Sung.

On the occasion of this significant event, a gala reception was held at the DPRK Embassy in the Russian Federation.

According to tradition, the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation performed at the festive event. The ensemble's choir sang songs in Korean dedicated to the outstanding leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Deputy Head of the Ensemble, Honored Artist of Russia Colonel Igor Shustikov, and Honored Worker of Culture of Russia Colonel Vladimir Bogdanov, paid tribute to the outstanding figures of the DPRK, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, by laying flowers at their portraits.

The Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation is well known and loved in the DPRK. The renowned ensemble has repeatedly toured the country at the personal invitation of Kim Jong-il.

The Chargé d'Affaires of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the Russian Federation, Zin Jung-hep, warmly thanked the artists of the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation for their excellent performance in honor of the significant event of the 78th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-il, and expressed his hope for further cooperation in the field of culture and art to strengthen the friendly relations between our countries.

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