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Kim Jong Un Enjoys Concert Given by Unhasu Orchestra
Pyongyang, March 8 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the Workers' Party of Korea and the people of the DPRK, appreciated a concert "The Women Are Flowers" given by the Unhasu Orchestra at the Pyongyang Grand Theatre on Thursday on the occasion of the International Women's Day.

He warmly congratulated the audience on the day and extended warm greetings to all the Korean women.

The concert began with the national anthem. Put on the stage were colorful numbers including female quintet and chorus "Mother of Korea", mixed chorus and pangchang "The Women Are Flowers", mixed duet "My Lover Has Returned", female solo and female pangchang "Our Daughter-in-Law", orchestral music "Swinging Girl", male solo and pangchang "The Tinkle of the Golden Ox Bell on Rungra Islet" and chorus "Single Mind."

Some of the audience were invited to the stage when the concert reached its climax.

In their concert the performers sang high praises of the feats of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il who built the socialist power of Juche on this land and the history of the Korean people's struggle and successfully represented the strong will of the army and people of the DPRK to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche without fail, always sharing the destiny with Kim Jong Un who is ushering in a new heyday of Kim Il Sung's nation and Kim Jong Il's Korea with his outstanding Songun leadership.

They also vividly reflected the will of the Korean women and other working people to boost solidarity with the progressive women of the world who are struggling against imperialism and for peace, democracy, national independence, the socialist cause and equality and rights of the women.

Kim Jong Un acknowledged the enthusiastic cheers of the performers and audience and congratulated the performers on their successful presentation.

Enjoying the concert were Choe Yong Rim, Ri Yong Ho, Kim Kyong Hui, Kim Yong Chun, Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam, Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Gak and other senior officials of the party, state and armed forces organs, those who had the honor of being received by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, women members of the leadership bodies of the Party Central Committee and women deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, officials of the C.C., the Democratic Women's Union of Korea, women scientists of the Ryonha Machine Management Bureau and the State Academy of Sciences including the Biological Engineering Branch, women teachers and researchers of Kim Il Sung University, Kim Chaek University of Technology and Kim Hyong Jik University of Education, women officials and innovators of industrial and service establishments and women writers, journalists, anchor persons, creators and artistes in Pyongyang, together with their spouses.

Also enjoying the concert were Chinese Ambassador to the DPRK Liu Hongcai, Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Valery Sukhinin and official diplomats of the Chinese and Russian embassies here and their wives.

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