Also arriving were a delegation of the International United Confederation of Koreans led by Vice-Chairman Kwon Chon Sik and Jong Il Sim, a Korean resident in Russia.

Meanwhile, art and acrobatic troupes of various countries and art troupes of Korean overseas came here on the same day to participate in the 26th April Spring Friendship Art Festival.

They were the Chinese art troupe (Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe) and the Beijing Opera Theatre of Jilin Province, China, the State Academy Ensemble Named after Sveshnikov of Russia, the Cossack State Dance Company of Russia, the Nikulin Moscow Circus of Russia, a musician of Netherlands, a musical group of the Moldovan State Symphony Orchestra, an art troupe of the Mongolia-Korea Friendship Society, a Mongolian acrobat and his party, a group of famous artistes of the Sofia Opera Theatre of Bulgaria, a Belarusian Intrada trumpet ensemble, the Swedish Ludvika Circus, the "Concertante" musical trio of Cuba, a group of famous artistes of Chopin Conservatory of Poland, a pop singer of Portugal, a group of famous artistes of Finland, a group of famous artistes of the State Academy Grand Theatre Named after Naboi of Uzbekistan, a dancing troupe of the Ukrainian Kiev Dance Theatre, a female trio of "Appasionante" of Italy, the Cancun musical troupe o

f Spain, the Krakatau musical troupe of Indonesia, a Vietnamese art troupe, a Delta saxophone quartet of Britain and an art troupe of Koreans in the U.S.