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A delegation of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation led by Vice-Minister Andrei Maluishev arrived in Pyongyang on August 14 to visit the DPRK at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture of the DPRK on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation.

The delegation includes Russian popular singer Shaman and his party, the "Red Star" Song and Dance Ensemble of the Strategic Rocket Forces and the Airborne Forces Song and Dance Ensemble under the Ministry of Defense.

The delegation was greeted at Pyongyang International Airport by Pak Kyong Chol, vice-minister of Culture of the DPRK, officials concerned, Aleksandr Matsegora, Russian ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of his embassy.