A floral basket was laid in his name before the statues of the late leader and national founder Kim Il-sung, and he paid ... flowers at the late leader's statue in the city.

and grandfather Kim Il-sung. The visit coincided with the Day of the Shining Star, a national holiday in North Korea on February 16, Kim Jong-il’s birthday. According to the Korean Central News ...

North Koreans express their reverence to a statue of Kim Il-Sung in 2005 Credit: Sygma Kim continued, down the decades, to steer his regime through the ups and downs of Sino-Soviet relations ...

A floral basket was laid in his name before the statues of the late leader and national founder Kim Il-sung, and he paid ... flowers at the late leader's statue in the city.