North Korea holds memorial service for late leader Kim Jong Il
On December 17, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea commemorated the death of late leader Kim Jong Il one year ago.
Hundreds of thousands of North Korean soldiers and civilians gathered outside the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in the capital Pyongyang, observing a minute of silence for the late leader.
Previously, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials of the Workers' Party of Korea, the government and the military attended a large rally on December 16 to commemorate the late leader Kim Jong Il.
Mr. Kim Jong-Un and his wife Ri Sol-Ju at a memorial rally for late leader Kim Jong Il. (Source: AFP).
At the rally, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea Kim Yong Nam praised the contributions of the late leader Kim Jong Il in turning North Korea into a military power.
Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army Choe Ryong Hae affirmed that the North Korean armed forces will fulfill their duties and roles as the army of the Leader and the army of the Party.
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, Jon Yong Nam, pledged allegiance to Leader Kim Jong Un, the successor to the revolutionary cause of the late President Kim Il-Sung and the late Leader Kim Jong Il.
Kim Jong Il died on the morning of December 17, 2011 from a stroke while on an inspection tour outside the capital Pyongyang.
North Korea commemorates its late leader after successfully launching a rocket carrying an Earth observation satellite on December 12./.
According to (TTXVN) - DT
