Overview
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attended the Pyongyang ceremonies and left without holding a three-way meeting with Kim Jong Un.
- North Korean state media reported Kim lauded the festivities as “grand and perfect,” highlighting a military parade, mass games, and arts performances.
- KCNA photographs showed Li, Medvedev, and Kim standing together on the parade platform in Kim Il-sung Square.
- Kim held separate talks with visiting leaders including Laos’ Thongloun, China’s Li, Russia’s Medvedev, and Vietnam’s To Lam.
- South Korean officials said more than ten foreign delegations visited, and on October 12 Kim visited May Day Stadium and the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun.