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Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun
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Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- 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 (KPA), visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun at 00:00 on Tuesday on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. He entered the hall where the statues of the President and leader Kim Jong Il are standing. The head of the guard of honor of the KPA Ground, Naval, Air and Anti-Air Forces and the Worker-Peasant Red Guards made a salute towards the statues. Placed before the statues was a floral basket in the name of Kim Jong Un. Also laid before the statues was a floral basket in the name of the KPA. Kim Jong Un, together with other visitors, paid high tribute to the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Then he entered the hall where Kim Il Sung lies in state. He, together with other visitors, paid homage to him in the humblest reverence. He went round the room where the orders Kim Il Sung received are on display, the mourning hall and halls that house a train coach and the car he used in his lifetime. He then entered the hall where Kim Jong Il lies in state. He, together with other visitors, paid homage to him in the humblest reverence. He went round the room where the orders Kim Jong Il received are on display and halls that house a car, electric car, boat and train coach he used in his lifetime. He was accompanied by commanding officers of the KPA including Hwang Pyong So, Ri Yong Gil, Hyon Yong Chol, Pyon In Son, So Hong Chan, Pak Yong Sik, Ryom Chol Song and Jo Kyong Chol. |
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