Top Chinese official to visit North Korea to attend country’s founding celebrations

ANKARA

Top Chinese officials will visit North Korea to attend the 75th founding anniversary celebrations of North Korea, state-run media said on Thursday.

The Chinese delegation will attend the celebrations at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Korean Central News Agency reported.

Pyongyang is likely to hold a parade to mark the occasion on Saturday.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry also confirmed the visit of its delegation led by Vice Premier of the State Council Liu Guozhong on Friday.

“At the invitation of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the government of the DPRK, starting from Sept. 8, Member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Vice Premier of the State Council Liu Guozhong will lead a party and government delegation to the DPRK to attend the commemorative events for its 75th founding anniversary,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in a statement.

However, the ministry did not share further details about the expected meetings of the Chinese delegation with North Korean leaders.

In July, a Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu and a Chinese delegation led by Li Hongzhong, deputy head of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress, also visited North Korea and attended the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s Victory Day.

Recently, the US media reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this month to discuss the provision of weapons to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

• 75th founding anniversary celebrations
• China
• North Korea