Joint meeting held with a large attendance at
A joint meeting was held at
Present there were Public Health Minister Kang Ha Guk, chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Federation for Protection of the Disabled, officials concerned, disabled persons and their families, Pyongyangites,
First, there were sports and amusement events.
Taekwon-Do game by deaf persons, making a round of a hurdle on a wheelchair and with eyes blindfolded, disabled children's picking of toys and other events, where the disable persons, foreigners and oversea Koreans participated, enlivened the events.
Then followed a performance staged by an art group of disabled persons and
It started off with mixed vocal ensemble 'A Song in Praise of the Motherland'. Put on the stage were piano solo 'Voice of My Heart' (Cha Kwang Guk, visually impaired), dance trio (3 persons with hearing disability), accordion quintet 'Rainbow of Reunification'(3 persons, visually impaired), mixed vocal ensemble 'I'll Go To Mt. Paektu' (9 persons with visual, hearing and intellectual disability) and 'Burning Desire', accordion solo 'Ballad of the Eight Scenic Spots of Korea'(Kang Un Hyok, visually impaired), mixed duo 'Want to See You, Want to Be In Your Arms' (2 persons with physical disability), song and dance 'Happy Tomorrow', kayagum solo 'Pyongyang Nalpharam' (Kim Myong Suk, Merited Artiste, visually impaired), circus 'Ring Spin', dance 'Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarfs' (10 persons with hearing disability), chorus 'We Are the Happiest in the World' and other diverse numbers.
High artistic skill, rich depicting skill and well-knitted ensemble of the disabled persons gave great impressions to the participants.
The songs and dances of the disabled persons, reflecting their hopes and full optimism for the future despite various physical disabilities, were truly an expression of praise and gratitude for our Party and socialist motherland, who take warm care of their life. They were also an expression of their ardent wish and aspiration to demonstrate the spirit and mettle of
Unable to suppress tears coming to their eyes in heartfelt thanks to the respected Marshal
The performance showed that although there may be physically disabled persons, there cannot be mentally disabled persons on this land where the great Juche idea is embodied and the love for the masses of the people is in full bloom. They demonstrated their firm faith and will that anyone who makes an effort in this community under the warm love and care of our Party can realize their beautiful dream and can serve for the Party and the leader, motherland and the people.
The joint meeting was another significant occasion in which the vitality and the greatness of the policy of our socialist society for the protection of disabled persons and their gratitude towards the socialist society which takes responsibility for their destiny and glorifies it were demonstrated to the whole world.
Prior to the meeting, the participants looked round the photos showing successes made in the DPRK for the protection of the disabled persons.
A tea-party was held at the end of the joint meeting.
