Ceremony of DPRK-Russia Children's Friendship Camping Held
Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- The DPRK-Russia children's friendship camping began at the time when the traditional good-neighborly relations between the two countries are growing stronger in various fields on a new level.
A ceremony of starting the DPRK-Russia children's friendship camping took place at the Songdowon International Children's Camp on Wednesday.
Present there were Kim Song Il, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, officials concerned, schoolchildren’s camping groups of two countries and a visiting group.
The camping flag was hoisted amid the playing of the "Song of International Friendship Camping".
The vice-chairman of the C.C., the youth league and the director of the Songdowon International Children's Camp made congratulatory addresses at the ceremony.
The speakers congratulated the members of the Russian schoolchildren's camping group and the visiting group on participating in the friendship camping of children of the two countries to be held for the first time at the children's camp.
They stressed that it is very significant that schoolchildren of the two countries would get together to enjoy friendship camping in more than 30 days after the historic DPRK-Russia Pyongyang summit took place.
They expressed belief that the camping would be a good occasion for giving an unforgettable remembrance to the schoolchildren of the two countries and deepening friendship, saying that the campers would spend enjoyable days at the Songdowon International Children's Camp, a happy palace of the schoolchildren, while firmly training their bodies and minds.
Then followed a ceremony of a schoolchildren's brass band and small drum group and the march-past of campers.
During the camping, diverse activities including "Day of the DPRK", "Day of Russia", stage of child talents, quiz, national dish contest and children's friendship athletic meeting will be conducted and Taekwon-Do group and extracurricular group will be run. -0-