30 heads of state to attend China's V-Day celebrations

Source: Xinhua | August 25, 2015, Tuesday |

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AN official announced on Tuesday that 30 heads of state will attend China's V-Day celebrations on Sept. 3, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and ROK President Park Geun-hye.

Also, Choe Ryong-hae, a high-ranking official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, will attend China's Victory Day celebrations on September 3, vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Choe is a member of the Politburo Presidium and the secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

The events will commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the end of World War II.

Nearly 1,000 foreign troops from 17 countries will participate in China's military parade on Sept. 3 in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of World War II victory, a military official said.

Eleven countries will dispatch formations and another six send representative teams, said Qu Rui, deputy chief of the Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

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30 heads of state to attend China's V-Day celebrations

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