He was accompanied by Ri Yong Ho, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and chief of the General Staff of the KPA, Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, Kim Yong Chun, member of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and minister of the People's Armed Forces, Kim Ki Nam and Choe Thae Bok, members of the Political Bureau and secretaries of the WPK Central Committee, Kim Kyong Hui, member of the Political Bureau and department director of the WPK Central Committee, Jang Song Thaek, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission, Kim Jong Gak, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and first vice director of the General Political Bureau of the KPA, staff members of the Supreme Command of the KPA, commanders of the services and arms of the KPA and other commanding officers of the ar my.

He paid homage to Kim Il Sung together with leading officials of the party and the army accompanying him.