Present there on invitation were delegations and delegates of various countries, international bodies and overseas compatriots and staff members of foreign embassies and missions of international bodies here.

Also attending the reception were Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Jong Suk, chairwoman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries who is chairwoman of the organizing committee of the fair, and other officials concerned.

Speeches were made there.