Engraved on the tablet were letters "Comrade Kim Jong Il, chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, visited the 'Lenin Plaza' Station of Novosibirsk Metro on August 11, 2001" in Korean and Russian.

Attending the unveiling ceremony were personages of various circles in the city including the mayor of Novosibirsk City of Russia, masses, the family of Ya. T. Nobichenko, an internationalist soldier, the DPRK charge d'affaires ad interim in Russia and his embassy members.

The participants placed a floral basket and bouquets at the tablet.