Kim Jong un visits mausoleum to mark grandfather s birth anniversary

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Seoul, April 16

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a mausoleum of his late grandfather and the country's founder, Kim Il-sung, on the occasion of the latter's birth anniversary, state media reported on Friday.
In its report Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol-ju, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on Thursday to mark Kim Il-sung's 109th                      birth anniversary.
The mausoleum is where the bodies of his late grandfather and father, Kim Jong-il lie in state, reports Yonhap News Agency.
"Kim Jong-un, together with his wife, paid high tribute to the statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il and extended the best wishes of immortality at the halls where the President and the Chairman lie in the state,          " KCNA said.
The birth anniversary, referred to in the North as the 'Day of the Sun', is the country's biggest national holiday marked by large-scale cultural and sports events.
Since taking office in late 2011, Kim Jong-un had paid tribute to the mausoleum every year to mark the anniversary, but he skipped a trip last year amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, prompting speculation about his health.
Accompanying Kim Jong-un on Thursday's visit were his top aides, including Kim Yo-jong, his younger sister; Jo Yong-won, secretary for Organisational Affairs of the party's Central Committee; and Pak Jong-chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, the KCNA said.

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