North Korean state newspaper KCNA also reported the upcoming “celebratory visit” for the anniversary on July 27, which North Korea calls “Victory Day.”īoth Russia and China are Pyongyang’s longtime allies. “This visit will help strengthen Russian-North Korean military ties and will be an important stage in the development of cooperation between the two countries,” the Defense Ministry said. “The visit will be significant for what it says about Beijing’s support of North Korea as well as Pyongyang’s willingness to relax pandemic-era border restrictions,” said Leif-Eric Easley, professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul.Ī Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will also visit North Korea from July 25-27 for the 70th anniversary, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Li will attend ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War and his visit comes after an invitation from North Korea, the statement said. The visit is believed to be the highest-level delegation from China since the coronavirus pandemic. North Korea sealed its borders during the coronavirus pandemic, deepening the isolation of a country that is already one of the most cut off places in the world – now its closest allies are set to visit for a moment of historic import.Ĭhinese Communist Party official Li Hongzhong, who is part of the party’s central policymaking committee and holds a leadership position in the top body of its rubber stamp Parliament, will lead a delegation to Pyongyang this week, according to a statement from Hu Zhaoming, spokesperson of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee. China and Russia are both sending high level delegations to North Korea this week in a rare flurry of diplomatic activity for the secluded nation as it prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
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