Kim Jong Un, who is also supreme commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), had a look at Jo's photos and mementoes displayed in the hall.

He said that November 6 was the third anniversary of Jo's death.

Jo was a close comrade-in-arms of Kim Jong Il, he said, adding he missed Jo so much and visited the hall on the occasion of his death anniversary.

The feats Jo performed for the party, revolution, country and people will shine long along with the advance of the revolutionary cause of Juche, he noted.

He then went round the hall.

He said that the hall displays photos of President Kim Il Sung's and Kim Jong Il's lifetime comrades-in-arms who protected the party with arms by staking their destiny on the party and leader.

It was thanks to the harmonious whole and revolutionary comradeship between the supreme commander and his comrades-in-arms that the Korean revolution made triumphant advance despite all sorts of trials and difficulties, he noted. Commanding officers of the KPA, remaining infinitely loyal to the party and revolution, shared the same idea, intention and destiny with the supreme commander.

They were staunch revolutionaries and true soldiers who dedicated themselves to laying solid foundations for comradeship, pride of the Korean revolution and source of invincible might, and to developing the KPA into invincible revolutionary armed forces, he said.

He gave an important instruction to renew the hall.

He underscored the need to rebuild the hall to showcase the faith, obligation and feats of the revolutionary soldiers, who dedicated themselves to the party, leader, country and people, to help service personnel and people get a good knowledge of their noble ideological and mental world.

He was accompanied by Choe Ryong Hae, Kim Su Gil, Ryom Chol Song, Ri Jae Il and Hwang Pyong So.