Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid at the grave of Ri Po Ik, an ardent patriot, in Mangyongdae on Tuesday on the 52nd anniversary of her death.

Seen there was a wreath from 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 Kim Yong Chun, Kim Ki Nam, Yang Hyong Sop and Choe Ryong Hae and officials of party, armed forces organs, the Cabinet, ministries and national institutions and working people in the city of Pyongyang.

Placed at the grave were wreaths in the name of the WPK Central Committee, ministries, national institutions, military academies and party and power bodies, public health organs and farms in the city.

The participants paid a silent tribute to Ri Po Ik, recalling her noble life.