Present at the signing ceremony from the DPRK side were Ku Pon Thae, vice-minister of Foreign Trade, Ri Chol Sok, vice-chairman of the Commission for Joint Venture and Investment, and officials concerned and from the Chinese side the members of the Chinese government economic and trade delegation headed by Li Jinzao, vice-minister of Commerce, Chinese Ambassador to the DPRK Liu Hongcai and his embassy officials.

Meanwhile, a document on the construction of the office buildings of the management committee of the Rason economic and trade zone and the Hwanggumphyong economic zone was signed.