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Chinese Delegation Visits Martyrs Cemetery
Pyongyang, August 26 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the Shenyang Military Area of the Chinese People's Liberation Army headed by Lieut. General Zhang Youxia, commander of the area, visited the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt. Taesong and the Friendship Tower on Thursday.

The members of the delegation placed a wreath before the cemetery and observed a moment's silence in memory of the revolutionary martyrs who dedicated their lives to the country's liberation, socialist construction and the accomplishment of the revolutionary cause of Juche.

They also laid bouquets before the bust of anti-Japanese heroine Kim Jong Suk and paid tribute to her.

Then they laid a wreath before the tower and observed a moment's silence in the memory of the fallen fighters of the Chinese People's Volunteers who bravely fought in the Korean War against the imperialist allied forces.

Meanwhile, a wreath was placed before the tower in the name of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces on the same day.

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