Photo Exhibition and Film Show Open
KCNA
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- A photo exhibition and a film show opened at the Pyongyang International Cinema House on Oct. 9 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Nordic countries.
Mun Jae Chol, acting chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, in his opening address said that Nordic countries have paid deep attention to ensuring peace and security on the Korean peninsula and boosting friendly and cooperative relations over the past three decades after the establishment of diplomatic ties with the DPRK.
The governments of Nordic countries, in particular, have rendered humanitarian aid to the DPRK through such international organizations as the WFP and WHO and non-governmental cooperative organizations when it suffered severe natural disasters and have exerted positive efforts to realise cooperation in different fields, he said, expressing deep thanks for them.
Stating that it is the consistent stand of the DPRK to promote friendship and boost cooperation with the peoples of all the countries in the world in accordance with the idea of independence, peace and friendship, he said the DPRK will as ever make energetic efforts for closer friendly and cooperative relations with peoples of Nordic countries.
Diplomatic envoys of different countries in their speeches said Nordic countries have striven to ensure peace on the Korean peninsula, improve friendly relations and realize cooperation in various fields and expressed the conviction that the relations of cooperation between Nordic countries and the DPRK will grow stronger in the future.
At the end of the opening ceremony, the participants looked round photos and books on display showing the life of the Nordic people and historic relics and landscape and appreciated documentary films of Nordic countries.
The exhibition and show will be open till Oct. 11.
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