Present there on invitation were Jon Kil Su, minister of Railways, Kang Phyo Yong, vice-minister of the People's Armed Forces, Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, So Ho Won, vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, and other officials concerned.

Staff members of the Russian embassy were on hand.

The Russian consulate general in Chongjin hosted a reception on the same day.