On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Fatherland, our country's embassy in Russia held a congratulatory reception on the 14th.

Present at the reception by invitation were Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Comrade Alexandr Kozlov, Deputy Foreign Minister Comrade Sergei Lyavkov, Deputy Minister of Defense Comrade Alexandr Fomin, and other personages from government, political parties, organizations and institutions, including the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Culture, the Party for Peace and Unity, the Russian Association for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK, and the Railway Joint-Stock Company.

Comrade Sin Hong Chol, our country's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia, and embassy staff members were in attendance.

The participants first laid a flower basket and bouquets before the art work depicting the Great Leader Kim Il Sung and the Great Leader Kim Jong Il standing together and paid their respects.

They then looked round the video photo documents showing the noble revolutionary lives and exploits of the Great Leader and the Great General, the immortal exploits performed by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un for the development of Korea-Russia friendly relations, as well as the immortal classic works of the peerlessly great men and photographs showing the invincible national power and proud development of our Republic.

Speeches were made at the reception.