Mansudae Art Theatre Marks Its 50th Founding Anniversary

Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held on Oct. 20 to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Mansudae Art Theatre.

Present there were Ju Chang Il, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and officials and employees of the Mansudae Art Theatre.

Ju Chang Il conveyed a congratulatory message of the WPK Central Committee to the employees and officials of the theatre.

The Central Committee of the WPK in its congratulatory message stressed that the Mansudae Art Theatre, which is famous as the complex of art demonstrating the unique form and charm of the Korean-style architecture for a half century, is a pride of Pyongyang, the beautiful capital city, and a treasure of the state.

Along with this wonderful palace, a glorious history has passed to usher in a brilliant efflorescence of the Juche-oriented musical art and make the world aware of the noble and rich thoughts, feelings and musical talents of the Korean people and recorded in the country's history were events of significance in deepening the ties of friendship with many countries of the world, irrespective of difference in ideology, political view, language and culture, the congratulatory message said.

The Juche-oriented Musical Art Museum is now receiving the respect of the public as a museum showing the whole history of the Korean musical art which started under the guidance of the great leader and has covered the glorious course of development century after century, and it is making a tangible contribution to proving the greatness of the Party and the might of its original music-based politics, the message said, adding: This is an important political character and high position of the Mansudae Art Theatre which is clearly distinguished from other theatres.

In the message, the WPK Central Committee highly appreciated the mental world of all the employees and officials for having creditably fulfilled their important mission as glorious defenders and disseminators of the Party's revolutionary history and exploits.

A report was made at the meeting to be followed by speeches and then a resolution was adopted. -0-