Kim Jong Un shows off new ballistic missile at Pyongyang military parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Jong U The country unveiled a new long-range ballistic missile on Friday at a military parade in Pyongyang attended by foreign leaders.

The state news agency Korean Central News Agency described the yet-to-be-tested Hwasong-20 as “carrying the most powerful nuclear strategic weapon system.”

The government also displayed short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and hypersonic missiles at the military parade, which marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party.

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam (left), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and United Russia party leader Dmitry Medvedev attend a reception marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party on Friday Pyongyang, North Korea. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, pool photo via AP)

Kim said at the parade that the military “must continue to develop into an invincible force that eliminates all threats.”

Foreign dignitaries at the parade included Chinese Premier Li Qiang, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Vietnam Communist Party chief To Lam.

Kim also met with Medvedev on Friday, who praised the sacrifices of North Korean soldiers fighting with Russia in Ukraine.

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A North Korean government photo purportedly shows a new intercontinental ballistic missile called the Hwasong-20 during a military parade on Friday in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim said he hopes to strengthen ties with Russia and work together toward common goals.

Last summer, Kim’s sister Kim Yo Jong warned the USA He added that Pyongyang would view any attempt to pressure North Korea to denuclearize as “nothing but a mockery.”

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (fourth from right) and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam (fourth from left) hold a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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“If the US does not accept the changed reality and cling to the failed past, the DPRK-US meeting will remain a ‘hope’ of the US side,” Kim Yo Jong said, referring to the nation by its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.