Foreign diplomats and aid workers in Pyongyang have not received invitations for an April 15 military parade, despite satellite imagery analysis this week suggesting that North Korea may be preparing for one on that date.
Monday's 'Day of the Sun' celebration – which will this year commemorate the 107th birth anniversary of founding president Kim Il Sung – is not anticipated to include major festivities as it doesn't represent a five or ten-year interval of the anniversary.
Foreign diplomats and aid workers in Pyongyang have not received invitations for an April 15 military parade, despite satellite imagery analysis this week suggesting that North Korea may be preparing for one on that date.
Monday's 'Day of the Sun' celebration – which will this year commemorate the 107th birth anniversary of founding president Kim Il Sung – is not anticipated to include major festivities as it doesn't represent a five or ten-year interval of the anniversary.
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