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Wreaths Laid before Ri Po Ik's Grave
Pyongyang, May 31 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were placed before the grave of Ri Po Ik, grandmother of President Kim Il Sung, in Mangyongdae on May 31 on the occasion of her 138th birth anniversary.

Seen standing there was a wreath sent by Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.

Present at the wreath-laying ceremony were Kim Ki Nam, Yang Hyong Sop, O Su Yong, Vice-Premier Kim Tok Hun, and officials of the party, armed forces and power organs, working people's bodies, ministries and national institutions and citizens.

Laid before the grave were wreaths in the name of the Central Committee of the WPK, working people's bodies, ministries, national institutions and military universities, party and power organs and farms here.

The participants observed a moment's silence, looking back on her noble life.

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