Pyongyang, September 2 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the grave of Kim Po Hyon, grandfather of President Kim Il Sung, in Mangyongdae on Friday on the 56th anniversary of his demise.

Present at a wreath-laying ceremony were Choe Thae Bok, Yang Hyong Sop, Mun Kyong Dok and others, officials of party, armed forces and power organs, ministries, national institutions and in the field of education and working people in the city.

Seen there was a wreath from Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.

Placed before the grave were wreaths in the name of the WPK Central Committee, ministries and national institutions, educational organs and party and power organs, farms and others in the city.

The participants paid silent tribute to Kim Po Hyon, looking back on his noble life in which he let his family members embark on the road of the revolutionary struggle with ardent patriotism and noble traits and devoted his all to the country and people.