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North Korea's state media broadcasts video footage showing North Korean soldiers attending a massive outdoor rally, ahead of the anniversary marking the end of fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Thousands of North Korean troops parade through Pyongyang as the nuclear-armed country celebrates its 70th birthday, followed by artillery and tanks.
North and South Koreans are separately celebrating the 62nd anniversary of armistice that ended the fighting, but not the war. Sean Carberry reports.
Nuclear-armed North Korea holds a giant military parade attended by leader Kim Jong Un, with thousands of maskless troops defying the coronavirus threat. The widely anticipated display, aired on state broadcaster KCTV, is part of commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party. IMAGES
Seoul, Jul 7 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean protesters on Tuesday rallied in Seoul against a visit by the US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun. Biegun is scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Tuesday for discussions on the stalled nuclear talks and current tension with North Korea.Protesters were demanding the dissolution of the US and South Korea working group. During his three-day visit, Biegun is scheduled to meet South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator Lee do-hoon and Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha to discuss the situation in the region after Pyongyang recently cut all communication with Seoul and blew up the inter-Korean liaison office on its territory.Biegun may also meet with the newly appointed national security advisor and former head of South Korea's main intelligence service, Suh Hoon. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: A RALLY AGAINST A VISIT BY THE US SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTH KOREA STEPHEN BIEGUN NEAR THE US EMBASSY IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.