Present there on invitation were Ri Ryong Nam, minister of Foreign Trade, Ri Yong Chol, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Ki Kwang Ho, vice-minister of Finance, So Ho Won, vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, officials concerned and diplomatic envoys of different countries and representatives of international organizations here.

Staff members of the Russian embassy took part in the reception.

Speeches were made there.

On the same day the consulate general of Russia in Chongjin hosted a reception on the same occasion.