BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- China and North Korea held the 2024 "Pyongyang Happy New Year" event in Pyongyang from January 30 to February 1, which is the first large-scale series of cultural and artistic exchanges held by the two countries after announcing the launch of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year".
On the 30th, the first event of the 2024 "Pyongyang Happy New Year" - China-DPRK Friendship Film Reception was held at the Datongmun Cinema in Pyongyang.
The next day, the "Pyongyang Happy New Year" Spring Festival performance was held at the Beacon Art Theater. The Liaoning Provincial Friendship Cultural Delegation invited to perform in the DPRK brought a wonderful program that integrated the ancient and modern famous songs of China and North Korea and highlighted the characteristics of Chinese culture.
As the finale of the series of activities, the "Walking Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner" New Year Reception was held on the evening of February 1. The Liaoning Song and Dance Troupe and the Liaoning National Orchestra performed wonderful programs. The Korean guests and the Chinese chef jointly made the rock sugar gourd, a traditional dish in northern China.
Kang Yun-seok, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, who attended the Spring Festival reception, said in his speech that in the past year, under the personal concern and strategic guidance of General Secretary Kim Jong Un and General Secretary ***, the traditional friendly relations between the DPRK and China have been strengthened and developed in all aspects, and the friendship between the two peoples has continued to deepen. At the beginning of the new year, the top leaders of the two parties and two countries exchanged congratulatory messages and announced the launch of the "DPRK-CHINA FRIENDSHIP YEAR," demonstrating their determination and confidence in further consolidating and developing DPRK-China friendship in the new year. It is the unswerving stand of the DPRK to continuously strengthen and develop DPRK-China relations in accordance with the wishes of the peoples of the two countries. In such an important year as the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and China, the DPRK is willing to work with China to strengthen exchanges and cooperation and friendship and solidarity in the political, economic and cultural fields in line with the requirements of the development of the times. (ENDS).