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| US orchestra to make N Korea trip | US orchestra to make N Korea trip |
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| New York's Philharmonic Orchestra will make a historic trip to North Korea in February, it has announced. | New York's Philharmonic Orchestra will make a historic trip to North Korea in February, it has announced. |
| Orchestra president Zarin Mehta said it would play in the capital Pyongyang on 26 February. | |
| The reclusive communist country's ministry of culture sent an invitation to the orchestra in August. | The reclusive communist country's ministry of culture sent an invitation to the orchestra in August. |
| This is the first US cultural visit to North Korea, and it is being seen as a breakthrough in the countries' tense relationship. | This is the first US cultural visit to North Korea, and it is being seen as a breakthrough in the countries' tense relationship. |
| Historic visits | Historic visits |
| Mr Mehta said he had spent six days in Pyongyang in October looking into concert venues and making other arrangements for the trip. | |
| Zarin Mehta visited North Korea in October | Zarin Mehta visited North Korea in October |
| The North Korean trip follows in the tradition of cultural visits which have played a role in US diplomacy with communist countries. | The North Korean trip follows in the tradition of cultural visits which have played a role in US diplomacy with communist countries. |
| In 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra played in Beijing shortly after President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China. | In 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra played in Beijing shortly after President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China. |
| The Boston Symphony became the first US orchestra to perform in the Soviet Union in 1956. | The Boston Symphony became the first US orchestra to perform in the Soviet Union in 1956. |
| Earlier this month, President Bush wrote to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il urging his country to disclose its nuclear activities. | Earlier this month, President Bush wrote to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il urging his country to disclose its nuclear activities. |
| North Korea agreed to disable its nuclear facilities following an international deal reached in February. | North Korea agreed to disable its nuclear facilities following an international deal reached in February. |