Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair Opens

Pyongyang, September 6 (KCNA) -- The 12th Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair opened with due ceremony at the Three-Revolution Exhibition House on Monday. Pak Ung Sik, manager of the Korean International Exhibition Corporation, made an opening address which was followed by a congratulatory speech by O Ryong Chol, vice-minister of External Economic Relations. Speakers said the trade fair would offer a good opportunity for promoting friendship among countries and boosting the multilateral economic and trade dealings, investment and scientific and technological exchanges. They expressed the will to expand the economic relations with different countries of the world and steadily develop bilateral and multifaceted cooperation on the principle of equality and mutual benefit. At the end of the ceremony the participants looked round products presented by companies of the DPRK, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, China, Thailand, Iran, Indonesia, Vietnam, Germany, Russia, Italy, Cuba, New Zealand, Australia and Taipei of China. The fair will last till Thursday. -0-