Kim Jong-un visits mausoleum on important North Korean anniversary

Leader north korean, Kim Jong-un, has visited the mausoleum where the remains of his grandfather and father rest on the occasion of the main national holiday, a state media reported today.

Kim visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Thursday to pay tribute to the figure of both, as is tradition on the “Day of the Sun”, the country’s most important holiday that commemorates the birth of its founder, Kim Il-sung ( 1912-1994), grandfather of the current Supreme Leader.

Kim Jong-un He was accompanied by his wife, Ri Sol-ju, according to the state agency KCNA today.

Among the senior officials who also visited Kumsusan with Kim were his sister, Kim Yo-young, who is also deputy director of propaganda of the single party or Jo Yong-won, a new member of the Presidium of the Workers’ Party since the January congress.

At the same time, Kim Jong-un and the first lady also attended a musical performance in the North Korean capital on Thursday.

The celebrations of the “Day of the Sun” this year seem to have returned to a certain normality after they were reduced in 2020 due to the pandemic.

In fact, the Supreme Leader did not go to Kumsusan for the first time in his tenure in the “Sun Day” 2020, sparking speculation about her health.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to pay tribute to Kim Il Sung, to mark the birthday of the founder of the state, in Pyongyang, in this photo provided by Korea.

The country ensures that it has not yet detected a single case of COVID-19 and has closed its borders tightly and bolt, something that is hitting its already battered economy hard.

The anniversary also comes at a time when South Korean and US military intelligence closely monitor the movements of the North Korean army due to the possibility of carrying out a new test of weapons of mass destruction, something that is usually common around the “Day of the Sun ”.

To this is added that satellite images have detected activity around the Sinpo shipyard (east coast), which could imply preparations for the test of a new ballistic missile for submarines (SLBM) or to present in society the new submarine that Pyongyang has been developing.

North Korea carried out two missile tests at the end of March at a time marked by the revision of the new US strategy to deal with the regime, which has not returned to sit at the table with Washington to discuss disarmament and relaxation of sanctions since 2019.