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Cuban Film Week Opens

Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- A Cuban film week was opened with due ceremony at the Taedongmun Cinema Tuesday on the occasions of the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Cuban revolution and the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Institute of Art and Movie Industry.

Present there were Paek Han Su, vice-chairman of the State Film Commission, Paek Yong Ho, vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries who is vice-chairman of the Korean-Cuban Solidarity Committee, officials concerned, creators and artistes in the field of movie industry and working people in Pyongyang.

Present there on invitation were Cuban Ambassador to the DPRK Jose Manuel Galego Montano and staff members of his embassy and diplomatic envoys of different countries and staff members of foreign embassies here.

Speeches were made there.

Participants watched Cuban feature film "Scent of Oak".