More than 25 foreign heads of state and government participated in the magnificent military parade held in Beijing, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Ilham Aliyev topped the list as an honored guest in China. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also attended the parade as guests alongside Xi Jinping.
The editorial office, citing Reuters, reports that the list of other leaders participating in the event has been announced:
- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
- King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia
- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel
- Vietnamese President Luong Cuong
- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov
- Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith
- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
- Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu
- Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
- Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing
- Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
- President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico
- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon
- Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow
- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Thus, the parade gained broad international representation, not only for China but also with the participation of leaders from Asia, Africa, and Europe.