Exhibited photos screened at the launch (Photo: VNA) The exhibition is taking place on the occasion of the 72ndanniversary of the establishment of the bilateral diplomatic relations, and the65th anniversary of the first meeting between President Ho Chi Minh andChairman Kim Il-sung.
The online photo exhibition is being introduced by the VNAat https://link.gov.vn/TLAVNTT (Vietnamese) and https://link.gov.vn/PICVNTT(Korean) from February 10 to 17.
On display are over 70 black-and-white and colourphotographs selected from the archives of the VNA and the Korean Central NewsAgency (KCNA), highlighting activities of the two countries' high-rankingleaders and bilateral cooperation over the past seven decades.
In 1957, the Vietnam-DPRK bilateral relations witnessed an importantmilestone with President Ho Chi Minh's friendship visitto the DPRK from July 8-12. Pyongyang people lined the streets to welcome thePresident as the car carrying him passed by.
A year later, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)and DPRK Prime Minister Kim Il-sung visited Vietnam from November 28 - December2. Hanoians flocked to the streets, waving national flags of the two countriesto greet the DPRK leader. The two leaders visited Nam Dinh textile factory, andTu Liem district of Hanoi where a Vietnam – DPRK friendship project was located.
In recent decades, reporters of the two State-owned news agencies of the two countries have continuedto take photos of visits and meetings of the two countries' high-rankingleaders as well as the exchanges of delegations at all levels. Prominent amongthem are photos featuring the official friendship visit to Vietnam in lateFebruary 2019 by Chairman of the Workers’ Party of the DPRK and Chairman of the country’s State Affairs Commission KimJong-un which demonstrated the fine traditional friendship preserved,inherited, consolidated and developed by generations of leaders of the twoParties and States.
Delegates push the buttons to launch the exhibition (Photo: VNA) Hung noted that the VNA and the KCNA signed a cooperationagreement on information exchange in 1958, and added that the two sides are working to sign anotherfor the new development period.
He expressed his hope that with the photos displayed on thedigital platform, the public will gain an insight into the two countries’time-honoured relations so as to contribute more to preserving and developingthe bilateral ties.
For his part, Ri Ho Jun, Counsellor and Chargé d'affaires ofthe DPRK Embassy in Vietnam, expressed his belief that the effectivecoordination in preparation work between the two sides is a prerequisite for thesuccess of the photo exhibition, and also marks a good start for activitiesto celebrate the friendship between the two nations in the future./.
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