ROK, DPRK celebrate 60th anniversary of liberation from the Japanese colonial rule

Actresses perform on a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation from the Japanese colonial rule in Seoul, capital of South Korean, August 15, 2005. South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun gave a speech at the ceremony, which mainly addressed the topic of opening a new era of reconciliation and integration by coping with past wrongdoing, regionalism, economic and social divides.

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun called on national integration in his congratulatory speech to a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation from the Japanese colonial rule in Seoul, capital of South Korea, August 15, 2005. Roh's speech mainly addressed the topic of opening a new era of reconciliation and integration by coping with past wrongdoing, regionalism, economic and social divides.

Actresses perform on a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation from the Japanese colonial rule in Seoul, capital of South Korean, August 15, 2005.

Kim Yong Nam(C), president of DPRK's Presidium of Supreme People's Assembly, accompanied by soldiers and officers of Korean People's Army, dedicates a wreath to the bronze statue of Kim Jong-Suk, mother of Kim Jong Il, at Taesong-San Martyr Cemetery in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on August 15, 2005. Celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from the Japanese colonial rule were held in DPRK to recall the history and commemorate the heros.

Members of a Russian delegation dedicate wreaths to the bronze statue of Kim Jong-Suk, mother of Kim Jong Il, at Taesong-San Martyr Cemetery in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on August 15, 2005.

Pupils dedicate flowers to the bronze statue of Kim Il Sung at Mansudae in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on August 15, 2005. Celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from the Japanese colonial rule were held in DPRK to recall the history and commemorate the heros.