North Korea Confirms Military Parade on Evening of 14th... Kim Jong Un Attends (2nd Report)
It has been confirmed that North Korea held a military parade commemorating the 8th Party Congress on the evening of the 14th, attended by Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party.
On the 15th, Korean Central Broadcasting reported, "The military parade commemorating the 8th Party Congress was grandly held on the evening of January 14 at Kim Il-sung Square in the capital, Pyongyang," adding, "Comrade Kim Jong-un attended the parade."
Government sources had previously stated that the parade was understood to have started between 6 and 7 p.m. the day before.
This is the first time North Korea has held a military parade to commemorate a Party Congress.
The "evening parade" is also the second of its kind, following the military parade commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party last October, demonstrating its defense capabilities domestically and internationally again within three months.
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