08-07-2025
North Korean leader Kim visits mausoleum on 31st anniversary of founder's death
North Korean media have reported that the country's leader Kim Jong Un visited the mausoleum of his late grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung on the 31st anniversary of his death.
North Korea's ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said on Tuesday that Kim Jong Un visited a palace in Pyongyang at midnight to pay respect to the late leader, whose body lies in state there.
The newspaper ran an editorial praising Kim Il Sung's achievements, and called for loyalty to Kim Jong Un. It said North Korea has developed the world's most powerful weapons and the strength of the country's military technology has become irreversible under Kim Jong Un's leadership.
South Korean media say the North Korean leadership aims to boost domestic unity in the run-up to the 80th anniversary in October of the founding of the Workers' Party, and the party's congress, whose schedule has yet to be disclosed.
