PYONGYANG, Apr 16 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended a large-scale civilian rally and parade, in central Pyongyang, last night.
The parade was held to celebrate the Day of the Sun, a national holiday, marking the 110th anniversary of the birth of the late founder, Kim Il Sung.
Columns of workers, peasant dancers and others, marched past the square, holding aloft boards bearing different slogans.
When a column of people escorting cars carrying the statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il entered the square, fireworks were let off and balloons were released.
Just before the parade, a national meeting was held at the square to mark the anniversary.
Also yesterday, Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum for Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.– NNN-KCNA
