Present there were Pak Kwang Ho, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Jon Kwang Ho, vice-premier of the Cabinet, officials concerned and working people in the city.

Also, present were the Chinese art troupe led by Song Tao, head of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and other foreign artistes and delegations, overseas Korean artistes, foreign diplomatic envoys and representatives of international organizations and their wives, military attaches and their wives, embassy officials here and overseas Koreans.

Team special prize, the best prize of the festival, was awarded to the National Ballet of China, team prize to the Russian State Academic People's Chorus Named after M. E. Pyatnichki, Classical Ballet Group of the State Music Academy Theatre of Belarus, Chelyabinsk State Ural Dance Group of Russia, Volinaya Stepi Cossack Art Troupe of Russia and the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Mongolian Army and prizes of merit, creation, individual and ensemble to several artistes and art pieces.

Pak Chun Nam, minister of Culture who is chairman of the festival organizing committee, made a closing speech.

At the end of the closing ceremony, an art performance was given by artistes from various countries.

Chinese artistes made vivid representation of ballet pieces such as "one from Act 2 of ballet drama 'Swan Lake'" with bright and refined skills.

Serial choruses "Song of Changjiang", "Revolutionary Is Eternal Youth", "Dream of Glory" and other numbers impressively reflecting patriotism and will of the Chinese people deeply impressed the audience.

Artistes of Russia, Mongolia, Belarus, Spain and Armenia also put on the stage Korean songs including male solo and chorus "Song of Comradeship" and numbers of strong national coloring.