File photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un greeting the crowd during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb 8, 2023, - Reuters
SEOUL (AFP: North Korea is planning a "grand" Korean War armistice anniversary celebration this week that will be attended by Chinese diplomats, the first known foreign visitors since Pyongyang's 2020 pandemic border closure.
State media said that Pyongyang will mark 70 years since the signing of the armistice, known as Victory Day in the North, in a "grand manner that will go down in history."
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