Present there were members of the delegation of various political parties of the Amur Region Legislative Assembly led by Olga Lysenko, chief of the United Russia faction who is vice-chairwoman of the assembly, Alexandr Timonin, Russian ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of his embassy.

The guests laid a wreath before observing a moment's silence in memory of fallen fighters of the Soviet army.

Then they looked round the tower.