Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun

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.

National Memorial Service Commemorates 20th Anniversary

of Demise of Kim Il Sung

Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- A national memorial service took place solemnly at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium Tuesday, the 20th anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung.

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, was present.

Present there were Kim Yong Nam, Pak Pong Ju, Hwang Pyong So and senior party, state and army officials, the chairperson of a friendly party, officials of the party, armed forces and power bodies, public organizations, ministries and national institutions, service personnel of the Korean People's Army and the Korean People's Internal Security Forces, officials in the fields of science, education, literature and arts, public health and media, bereaved families of revolutionary martyrs and working people in Pyongyang.

Also present were delegations of overseas Koreans and other compatriots, those related to the revolutionary activities of the President, the chief of the Pyongyang mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front, foreign diplomatic envoys, representatives of international organizations and staff members of the military attaches corps here and foreign guests.

All the participants paid silent tribute to Kim Il Sung in the humblest reverence.

A memorial address was made there by Kim Yong Nam, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK.

The life of Kim Il Sung was one of the most outstanding leader for the people and the peerless great man who devoted his all to the country and its people, times and humankind, the speaker said, and went on:

From the very day he embarked on the revolutionary struggle, Kim Il Sung clarified the iron truth that independence is the lifeline of the popular masses and is what keeps the country and the nation alive, founded the Juche idea centered on the popular masses and solved all issues in Korean way in the interests of the Korean people and to suit the specific conditions of the country in the whole period of leading the revolution.

In the bloody anti-Japanese revolutionary war, he defeated the gangster-like Japanese imperialists and realized the cherished desire of national liberation. He also shattered the myth of "mightiness" of the U.S. imperialists with his gifted military ideas, strategies and tactics, thus winning a historic victory in the Fatherland Liberation War.

With his far-reaching plan for building a prosperous country, he traversed the untrodden path of building a country and battled his way against the ordeals of rehabilitation and construction, thus successfully carrying out the social revolutions of two stages. He also saw to it that socialist industrialization was realized through the great surge of Chollima, thus laying a firm foundation for building self-supporting national economy.

He devoted his all to the victory of the revolution, always thinking about the country and its people while undergoing all sorrows and hardships a man and a revolutionary could suffer for a long period since he embarked on the road of the revolution.

He was the father of the nation who embraced all Koreans loving the country and the nation with his broad magnanimity and great tolerance. He was the sun of all people whom not only leaders of political parties and heads of state and personages of many countries around the world but also those with differing ideologies and political views ardently revered and worshipped, being attracted by his noble charisma.

The President successfully accomplished the cause of building the Juche-oriented party, state and army, thus providing a powerful political and military foundation for carrying to completion the Juche revolution.

He turned the whole country into a large family with his benevolent politics and all-embracing politics, thus creating a huge flower garden of single-minded unity and harmonious whole.

He built Korean-style socialism centered on the popular masses, thus providing an eternal groundwork for the prosperity of all generations to come.

He gave a perfect solution to the issue of the successor to the leader, the key factor in carrying forward the revolutionary cause, thus making sure that the revolutionary traditions are carried forward just as they are. He also directed big efforts to bringing up new generations to be the successors to the revolution.

He set forth the three charters for national reunification, thus clearly indicating the way of realizing the nation's desire for reunification. He put his last signature on a historic document related to Korea's reunification, a clear indication of his lifelong dedication to the reunification of the country.

Through his energetic external activities he remarkably enhanced the international position and authority of the DPRK and performed gigantic feats for strengthening the socialist movement and winning the victory of the cause of independence against imperialism.

The achievements the President made by performing great feats unprecedented in the history of the nation spanning thousands of years with his profound ideas and theories, distinguished leadership ability and gigantic revolutionary practice to open up a rosy future of Juche Korea will be conveyed to posterity.

Thanks to the undying feats performed by the President, the army and people of the DPRK could overcome the unprecedented Arduous March and usher in the new era of building a thriving socialist nation and demonstrate the dignity and might of Songun Korea all over the world under the guidance of leader Kim Jong Il.

The revolutionary cause of Juche started and led to victory by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il is being given steady continuity by the WPK today.

As there is the leadership of the great party, all lifetime plans and desires of the President will come true and Kim Il Sung's nation and Kim Jong Il's Korea will prosper forever.

Memorial services and meetings also took place in provinces, cities (districts), counties and industrial complexes to commemorate the anniversary on the same day.

Kim Jong Un Guides Tactical Rocket Firing Drill of Units of KPA Strategic Force in Western Sector of Front

Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, again provided field guidance to the tactical rocket firing drill of the units of the KPA Strategic Force in the western sector of the front.

The drill was conducted as a combination of a sudden movement and firepower strike to assess and inspect the actual combat capabilities of the above-said units.

He learned in detail about the firing plan worked out by the Staff of the Strategic Force, the designated flight orbit and the blockade of the targeted waters, etc. before giving an order to fire tactical rockets.

The drill once again fully demonstrated the tactical rockets' high capability of hitting the targets and combat capability. This helped accurately define the order of combat actions and firepower missions of the strike units of the Strategic Force in the western sector of the front in case of emergency and round off the firing methods according to different enemy targets.

He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the drill was successfully staged in combination with rapid movement as required by a modern warfare.

He gave important instructions for rounding off the combat preparations of the Strategic Force and applying the Juche-oriented rocket combat methods.

He said: "We should be prepared for both words and actions. However fair-minded and just we are, we may become a bargaining chip for the strong and our precious history inherited with blood will loose its shine in a moment if we are weak".

He expressed great expectation and conviction that the units of the Strategic Force would as ever further step up the combat readiness of rockets and always keep themselves ready to promptly fire them by undergoing drills under the simulated conditions of an actual battle and thus cope with the reckless confrontation hysteria of the enemies to stifle the DPRK by force at any cost with powerful military deterrent.

He was accompanied by Hwang Pyong So, Pak Jong Chon, Yun Tong Hyon and Hong Yong Chil