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Tree-planting at Russian Embassy
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- A tree-planting was held at the Russian embassy here on Wednesday on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of the conclusion of an agreement on economic and cultural cooperation between the DPRK and Russia.

Present there were Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Valery Sukhinin and staff members of his embassy, Kim Song Hak, vice-minister of Land and Environmental Conservation, and officials concerned.

Speeches were made.

Speakers said that the agreement on economic and cultural cooperation laid a legal foundation for developing exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. They also expressed their will to strengthen the cooperation in various fields based on it in the future, too.

After planting trees the participants talked about developing the bilateral friendship.

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