Laotian leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniv.: KCNA

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Laotian leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniv.: KCNA

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith will visit North Korea to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Thursday.

The Laotian leader will visit the North at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Korean Central News Agency reported in a short dispatch.

He has become the first foreign guest confirmed by the North who will attend the upcoming party anniversary.

North Korea is expected to hold a large-scale military parade to celebrate the party anniversary.

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