The honourable memory of July 27, the Victory Day that enabled our great motherland to enjoy the everlasting dignity and fame as a strong power, and the heroic spirit of the victorious wartime generation serve as a precious ideological and spiritual nutrient and cornerstone of victory which dynamically encourage our people and the service personnel of the People's Army to accomplish the great historic cause of building a rich country with a strong army.

A splendid art performance was given to mark the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War in the capital city of Pyongyang on July 27 when the whole country was overflowing with the respect for the heroic defenders of the motherland in wartime and the great honour and self-confidence of the succeeding generation who are firmly preserving and glorifying the high honour of war victory and opening up the wonderful era of transformation for the prosperity of the country.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, saw the art performance together with war veterans and persons of wartime merit invited to the celebrations of Victory Day.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared in the auditorium, the audience raised stormy cheers of "Hurrah!"

The performers and audience paid the highest tribute to Comrade Kim Jong Un, the symbol of the mightiness of our Party, state and people and the banner of all the victories and glory.

Comrade Kim Jong Un extended congratulations to the war veterans, the persons of wartime merit and all other people across the country and officers and men of the whole army who are significantly celebrating the holiday of great war victory.

He met with war veterans and sincerely wished them long life in good health.

Lovely children presented bouquets of fragrant flowers to Comrade Kim Jong Un and war veterans.

Among the audience were members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and other senior officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs, officials of the WPK Central Committee, leading officials of ministries and national agencies, service personnel of the People's Army, officials and lecturers engaged in the administration of revolutionary relics associated with the victorious war, Pyongyang citizens including descendants of war heroes, students of revolutionary schools and other youth and students.

Diplomatic envoys of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation staying in the DPRK were invited.