North Korea's Kim Jong-un Pays Respects at Kumsusan Sun Palace for New Year

North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un began his first public activity of the year by paying respects at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun with Workers' Party officials on New Year's Day, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 2nd. The visit was accompanied by members of the Party Political Bureau Standing Committee and officials from the Party Central Leadership. 2022.01.02 [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo Seul-gi-na] Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, paid tribute to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun with Workers' Party officials on January 1, the first day of the new year. This is his first public activity of the year.

On the 2nd, the Korean Central News Agency reported, "Comrade Kim Jong-un, the respected General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on January 1, marking the beginning of Juche 111 (2022)."

According to the report, Chairman Kim visited the 'Eternal Life Hall,' where the bodies of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il lie. The tribute was accompanied by members of the Party Political Bureau Standing Committee, including Choe Ryong-hae, Jo Yong-won, Kim Tok-hun, Park Jong-chon, and members of the Party Central Leadership.

Since coming to power, Chairman Kim has paid tribute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun every New Year's Day from 2013 to last year, except for 2018. In 2017, his wife Ri Sol-ju also accompanied him.

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