Seoul, South Korea
CNN
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Kim Jong-un took part in a “paramilitary parade” with his daughter on Saturday to mark North Korea’s 75th anniversary, state media reported.
Paramilitary forces and industrial workers marched through Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang as part of the parade, KCNA reported.
Kim took part in the parade with his daughter, believed to be Kim Yu Ae, and received congratulations from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, KCNA reported.
A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier Liu Guozhong was present, along with members of the Russian Army Academic Corps Alexandrov, KCNA said, adding that diplomatic envoys stationed in Pyongyang had been invited.
In Putin’s message, according to KCNA, the Russian leader wrote that relations between the two countries “have always developed on the principle of friendship, good neighborliness and mutual respect,” adding that he believed it would “expand bilateral relations in all aspects. all fields.” In a planned way, joining forces.
“It fully meets the interests of the peoples of our two countries and will contribute to the security and stability of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia,” Putin wrote, according to KCNA.
In Xi’s message, according to KCNA, the Chinese leader said his country is “ready to strengthen strategic communication, deepen cooperation at the working level and strengthen China-DPRK relations” with Pyongyang.
2023-09-09 04:37:14
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