After visiting a polling station, Vladislav Ri, staff member of the Russian consulate general in Chongjin, said:

I am glad to visit the polling station for the elections of deputies to the local people's assemblies in the wake of the visit to the one for the election of deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly.

Today is like a significant holiday for the DPRK.

It also marks the 15th anniversary of Russian President Putin's visit to the DPRK.

The staff member sang together with artistes of the North Hamgyong Provincial Art Troup to be acclaimed by voters and other masses.

Yuri Mitushin, head of a Russian film delegation, said that he respects the DPRK's elections and his delegation visited the DPRK to significantly mark the year of Russia-DPRK friendship, expressing hope that the peoples of the two countries would steadily cooperate with each other in the future, too.

A staff member of the mission of the WFP here said after going round a polling station:

I could read happiness and joy on the faces of voters.

I could feel support for candidates and pride in the government, watching old women and other voters singing and dancing.