It was appreciated by Kim Yong Il, premier of the DPRK Cabinet,

Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the Cabinet who doubles as chairman of the State Planning Commission, Pak Ui Chun, minister of Foreign Affairs, Kang Nung Su, minister of Culture, Choe Chang Sik, minister of Public Health who is chairman of the Central Committee of the DPRK-China Friendship Association, Kim Yong Ho, chief secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat, Pak Kyong Son, vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, Kim Yong Il, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Ku Pon Thae, vice-minister of Foreign Trade, Choe Jin Su, DPRK ambassador to China, officials concerned, servicepersons and working people in the city.

Also among the audience were Wen Jiabao, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, on an official goodwill visit to the DPRK, Yang Jiechi, minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the C.C., the Communist Party of China, Zhang Ping, minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission, Chen Deming, minister of Commerce, Cai Wu, minister of Culture, Xie Fuzhan, director of the Research Office of the State Council, Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, Qiu Xiaoxiong, vice secretary-general of the State Council and director of the Premier's Office, Wu Dawei, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Liu Zhenqi, deputy director of the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and other suite members, staff members of the Chinese embassy here and Chine

se guests staying in the DPRK.

Put on the stage were chorus "General on a Galloping White Horse", female solo and chorus "Oh, My Motherland of Songun" and dance "Fly High, Doves" performed by Korean artistes and mixed duet "I Love China", national dance "Yellow River" and artistic acrobatics prepared by Chinese artistes and other colorful numbers.

Korean artistes successfully presented mixed duet of Chinese song "I Love My Chinese Nation" and Chinese artistes sang well Korean song "The Blue Sky over My Country", impressing the audience.

The Song "DPRK-China Friendship Will Be Everlasting" resounded forth on the stage while a beautiful dance was presented there.