China officials, Russians attend NKorea parade

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 10, 2023 12:32 am

SEOUL: North Korea marked its founding anniversary with a parade attended by leader Kim Jong Un, as well as Russian diplomats and a high-ranking Chinese delegation, state media reported on Saturday, as Pyongyang deepens ties with Moscow and Beijing.

The Friday event featured Pyongyang's 'paramilitary forces,' state media said, rather than soldiers in the regular army, and it did not showcase the country's banned weaponry, including intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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