A memorial service was held on Jul. 8 at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in memory of the 5th anniversary of the late President Kim Il Sung's passing away.
Photo shows a platform of the ceremony.
In a mood of the deepest mourning, Korean people commemorated the fifth anniversary of the death of the late President Kim Il Sung with a vow to carry on his cause and build a powerful nation under the leadership of Kim Jong Il. A series of memorial ceremonies included a national memorial service, academic seminars, story-telling and poem reciting meetings, film shows at home and abroad leading up to the anniversary. With the participation of General Secretary Kim Jong Il, the national memorial service was held on Jun. 8 at the plaza of the Kumsusang Memorial Palace. Millions of Pyongyangites and KPA officers gathered at the plaza to honor the memory of the late President who passed away in 1994. Also seen on the platform of the service were Kim Yong Nam, Jo Myong Rok, Hong Song Nam and other senior party and state officials, members of the WPK Central Committee, leading officers of the armed forces, commission members and ministers of the cabinet, representatives of national institutions and public organizations.