Russia friendship section added to Arirang Mass Games

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Russia friendship section added to Arirang Mass Games

Chinese chapter is shortened and new world relations section added

Chad O'Carroll July 23, 2013

Russia friendship section added to Arirang Mass Games

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SEOUL – North Korea has added a chapter on Russian friendship to the Arirang Mass Games, a Koryo Tours guide who attended the show on Monday night told NK News.

The new section includes a banner that says "Russian friendship [carries on] century by century" and represents the first time North Korea has included a section specifically focusing on relations with Russia during its Mass Games.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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