North Korean military will not participate in the Victory Day parade on Red Square

Soldiers of the Korean People's Army will not be represented at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow. This was announced to journalists on May 6 by Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

"Parade squads from 13 countries will take place on Red Square. I will also name these countries. Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Belarus, Egypt, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan," he said.

Ushakov stressed that this is a complete list of countries participating in the parade, and North Korean soldiers will not be among them.

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