Rodong Sinmun (Jan. 2, 2022) | Kim Jong Un and top North Korean government officials at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on Jan. 1, 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the first day of 2022 in customary fashion by showing respect to the country’s late former leaders at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Saturday, according to state media.
The party-run Rodong Sinmun reported that Kim visited the mausoleum where his father and grandfather lie in state on Jan. 1 “on the occasion of the new year,” a day after he delivered a key policy speech at the conclusion of a five-day party meeting.
“At the halls of immortality where the great leaders are laid in state, he offered new year greetings to them with humblest reverence,” according to the state-run Voice of Korea on Sunday.
Kim has made annual visits to the palace around the New Year’s since 2013, except for in 2018. Top government officials from the Politburo, including Choe Ryong Hae, Jo Yong Won, Kim Tok Hun and Pak Jong Chon, accompanied the leader on Sunday.
Kim’s New Year’s Day appearance comes a couple weeks after his last visit to the mausoleum in mid-December to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his father’s death.
Kim Jong Un and meritorious persons and labor innovators at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on Jan. 1, 2022 | Image: Rodong Sinmun (Jan. 2, 2022)
The Rodong Sinmun also published a group photo of Kim with meritorious persons and labor innovators in front of the palace, stating that the leader expressed his belief in their commitment to Pyongyang’s five-year economic plan.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the first day of 2022 in customary fashion by showing respect to the country’s late former leaders at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Saturday, according to state media.
The party-run Rodong Sinmun reported that Kim visited the mausoleum where his father and grandfather lie in state on Jan. 1 “on the occasion of the new year,” a day after he delivered a key policy speech at the conclusion of a five-day party meeting.
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Chaewon Chung covers U.S., Chinese, and Japanese politics and national security in relation to North Korea. She previously worked at Coda Story covering disinformation and technology with a focus on the East Asia.
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