North Korea‘s state media reported earlier that a Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and a Chinese delegation led by Li Hongzhong, a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, arrived in Pyongyang this week to take part in events marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.

Earlier reports said the North held a massive military parade in Pyongyang late Thursday (Korea time) to mark the day that is celebrated in the country as Victory Day.