Vietnamese art performance leaves fine imprints in mind of DPRK people
The Vietnam National Art Troupe led by Party Central Committee member and permanent deputy head of its Popularisation and Education Commission Vo Van Phuong successfully conducted a performance in Pyongyang on April 15.
A performance staged by the Vietnam National Art Troupe in Pyongyang (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Art Troupe ledby Party Central Committee member and permanent deputy head of itsPopularisation and Education Commission Vo Van Phuong successfully conducted aperformance in Pyongyang on April 15.
The performance came within the framework of a programme tocelebrate the birthday of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader KimIl-sung.
The performance was attended by Choi Ryong-he, member of theexecutive board of the Political Bureau, First Vice Chairman of State AffairsCommission, and President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly;and many leading officials of the DPRK along with representatives of foreignembassies, organisations and friends.
Many items imbued in Vietnamese traditional culture were stagedin the performance. Vietnamese artists left deep imprints in the mind of theaudience with many Korean items.
The performance was heaped with praises from high-raking officialsof the DPRK who expressed sincere gratitude to Vietnamese Party and Stateleaders for sending the troupe to the DPRK for performance on the greatoccasion of the Northeast Asian country.
For his part, Phuong thanked the DPRK side for its heartfeltassistance to make the performance such as fine success which he described as aspiritual present from the Vietnamese people to the DPRK people andcontributing to the consolidation of the relations of traditional friendshipbetween the two Parties and countries.-VNA
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A performance staged by the Vietnam National Art Troupe in Pyongyang (Photo: VNA) 
