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Kim Jong Il Enjoys Art Performance

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, June 17 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed together with servicepersons of the KPA a performance given by art groups of servicemen's families of KPA units 572, 564, 966, 264, 526 and 233 which participated in the tenth contest among art groups of servicemen's families of the KPA.
    Among the audience were KPA Generals Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and other commanding officers of the army and Ri Yong Chol, first vice department director of the C.C., WPK and other leading officials of the same.
    Put on the stage that greeted the significant tenth anniversary of the contest were colorful numbers of various genres distinct in their policy import and strong in national character.
    He expressed great satisfaction over the splendid performance given by members of the art groups as it has made a leaping advance on the basis of the ideological and artistic achievements gained over the last decade.
    He said that excellent, indeed, are the spiritual world, fighting traits and life style of the families of the servicemen leading a militant life full of faith and optimism about future.
    The tenth contest among art groups of servicemen's families of the KPA held amid the great expectation and concern of the KPA servicepersons and people strikingly demonstrated the validity and vitality of the WPK's literary and art policy on popularizing arts and the proud appearance of the new culture created in the era of Songun, he noted, highly praising all members of the art groups for having greatly contributed to making the revolutionary spirit prevail throughout the society by participating in the contest.
    He set forth important tasks which would serve as guidelines for developing the popular and mass art activities, saying that the above-said contest with tremendous vitality which came into being in the era of Songun has become a powerful engine dynamically arousing the servicepersons and people to the drive for accomplishing the cause of building a great prosperous powerful nation.
    At the end of the performance, Kim Jong Il met lecturer Kim Yong Ok who suffered serious burns while protecting the slogans written on barked trees from the fire on Mujae Hill in 1998.
    She successfully underwent difficult treatment while staying in China for along period thanks to a measure taken by the NDC of the DPRK and had the chance to join the above-said contest.
    She made a report to Kim Jong Il that she regained her former looks and a happy new life thanks to the deep concern and efforts of Chinese comrades including medical workers.
    He was satisfied with the results of treatment and extended thanks to the competent Chinese medical staff for having shown all sincerity to enable her to look like as before.