January 4, 2022
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Kim Jong-un visits mausoleum of grandfather, father to mark New Year

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the mausoleum of his late grandfather and father in his first reported public activity this year…reports Asian Lite News

Kim paid tribute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where the bodies of state founder and his grandfather Kim Il-sung and his father, Kim Jong-il, are enshrined, on the occasion of the start of the new year, according to Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The visit to the mausoleum came after he unveiled this year’s policy priorities on developing the national economy and bolstering anti-virus efforts during a rare five-day meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party held until the last day of 2021, reports Yonhap News Agency.

The leader’s influential sister, Kim Yo-jong, was spotted paying tribute to the statues of the late leaders.

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Senior party and military officials accompanied Kim Jong-un on his visit to the mausoleum, including Choe Ryong-hae, the country’s de facto No. 2 leader, and Jo Yong-won, the leader’s close aide, according to the KCNA.

Kim Jong-un has paid tribute to the palace on New Year’s Day since taking office in late 2011, except in 2018.

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