Kim Dae Jung Visits Mangyongdae Schoolchildren

Kim Dae Jung Visits Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace

PYONGYANG, June 14 (KCNA) -- President Kim Dae Jung and his entourage, staying here for historic Pyongyang meeting and inter-Korean summit, visited the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace today.

Among the visitors were Unification Minister Pak Jae Gyu, Minister of Finance and Economy Ri Hon Jae, Minister of Culture and Tourism Pak Ji Won and Special Aide to the President Rim Tong Won.

Accompanying them were President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong Nam, Chairman of the C.C., the Korean social democratic party Kim Yong Dae, Presidium Member of the C.C., the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland Ryo Won Gu, Minister of Education Pyon Yong Rip, Minister of Culture Kang Nung Su and officials concerned.

At the palace the guests were warmly greeted by the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, Ri Il Hwan, and leading officials of the palace and schoolchildren.

Children's union members saluted Kim Dae Jung and his wife and presented bunches of flowers to them.

Looking round different circle rooms, the visitors were briefed on the palace operating as a centre of extra-mural education for schoolchildren.

Kim Dae Jung and his wife were moved to hear a concert played by accordion circle members of the palace and posed for a picture with them.

Members of the calligraphic and embroidery circles presented them with souvenirs including a calligraphic work “national reunification”.

Kim and his entourage also appreciated a performance given by art circle members of the palace at its theatre.

The audience enthusiastically applauded every piece of the program and the theatre was wrapped in an atmosphere of reunification.

At the end of it, Kim Dae Jung and his wife, together with Kim Yong Nam, mounted the stage and presented a floral basket to the performers, congratulating them on their successful performance, and had a picture taken with them.

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