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ROK: There are indications that North Korea is preparing for a military parade

author:Observer.com

Yonhap News Agency reported on January 20 that South Korean military sources said on the 20th that when important political activities such as the 80th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il are about to be held, there are signs that north Korea is preparing for a military parade, and the South Korean military is paying close attention to the relevant movements of the North Korean side.

Kim Joon-rok, director of the Communiqué Office of the Rokk Joint Staff Headquarters, said at a regular news conference on the same day whether the DPRK military had any other abnormal movements in addition to the regular winter training that it was carrying out that it was paying close attention to the DPRK's movements related to today's report.

It has been learned that the DPRK's military trucks and troops have gathered at the Merlin airport in Pyongyang City, most likely for a rehearsal parade. The military parade is expected to take place as early as next month on the 16th of the month.

ROK: There are indications that North Korea is preparing for a military parade

North Korea Military Parade Information Chart from KCNA

According to the Observer Network, the Workers' Party of Korea held the sixth Politburo meeting of the Eighth Central Committee on the 19th, and Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers' Party, attended the meeting on the same day.

The meeting also discussed the grand celebration of the 110th anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth and the 80th anniversary of Kim Jong-il's birth. North Korea has a tradition of military parades on Kim Il Sung's birthday "Sun Festival", and in 2017, North Korea demonstrated a variety of intercontinental ballistic missiles at the 105th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, followed by a test launch of the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile in July 2017.

ROK: There are indications that North Korea is preparing for a military parade

At the 2017 Sun Festival military parade, North Korea displayed an intercontinental ballistic missile Image source: Social media

After entering 2022, the situation on the peninsula has heated up, and North Korea has tested five missiles this month, including two hypersonic missiles. Regarding the progress of North Korea, the United States announced on January 12 that it would impose a new round of sanctions on North Korea. The sanctions include six North Koreans, one Russian and one Russian company.

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