North Korea to Host China, Russia Delegations in 1st Post-COVID Foreign Visit

North Koreans visit the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery to pay respects to the monument to the fallen soldiers of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 25, 2020. Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo

North Korea has invited Chinese and Russian delegates to join in celebrating the 70^th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, the North’s first official foreign guests since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.

The Chinese delegation will be led by Li Hongzhong, a member of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) central policymaking committee, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.