Kim Jong Il Enjoys Concert Given on Traditional Folk Holiday

Pyongyang, February 19 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, enjoyed with Chinese comrades here the concert given by the Unhasu Orchestra on Thursday at the Mansudae Art Theatre on the occasion of the January 15th of the lunar calendar, the traditional folk holiday of the peoples of Korea and China.
When the concert was over, staff members of the Chinese embassy here mounted the stage and handed a floral basket to the performers on their successful presentation.
Kim Jong Il hosted a banquet in honor of staff members of the Chinese embassy celebrating the January 15th of the lunar calendar on the Thursday evening.
He had a warm talk with the members including the Chinese ambassador to the DPRK.
He praised the members for their services and positive efforts exerted to make a great contribution to developing the DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations on a higher level.
The ambassador expressed profound thanks to him for sparing precious time to watch the performance together with them and hosting even the banquet for them though he was so busy leading the great drive for building a thriving nation.