Seen standing before his tomb was a wreath sent by Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.

Present at the wreath-laying ceremony were Choe Thae Bok, officials of party, armed forces and power organs, ministries, national institutions, servicepersons of the KPA and working people here.

Wreaths were laid before the tomb in the name of the C. C., the WPK, ministries, national institutions, revolutionary schools, education and media organs and party and power organs and farms in the city of Pyongyang.

The participants observed a moment's silence in the memory of his noble life.