The statue depicts Kim Jong Il who started his revolutionary activities at the university.

The erection of his statue at the university helps it to glorify for all ages the feats he performed in training revolutionary talents for the building of a thriving nation and developing education and science as the university of President Kim Il Sung and the leader.

An unveiling ceremony took place Tuesday, the anniversary of the university.

Present there were Kim Yong Nam, Pak Pong Ju, Choe Ryong Hae and other senior officials of the party, state and army, officials of party and power bodies, ministries and national institutions, teachers and students of the university and other universities in Pyongyang, officials and employees of the units which contributed to erecting the statue, officials and those of meritorious service of organs, factories and enterprises in the city.

Also present there were diplomatic envoys, representatives of international organizations and members of military attaches corps here, foreign guests staying here and foreign students studying at the university.

The statue was unveiled by Kim Yong Nam, Pak Pong Ju, Choe Ryong Hae, Kim Ki Nam and others.

When the statue was unveiled, the statue of Kim Jong Il threw its brilliant rays.

The moment, the participants broke into cheers of "hurrah" fireworks were displayed and balloons released.

A floral basket bearing the august name of Marshal Kim Jong Un was laid before the statue.

Also laid were a floral basket in the joint name of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and the DPRK Cabinet and a floral basket in the name of Kim Il Sung University.

Placed before the statue were floral baskets in the name of ministries, national institutions, universities, organs, enterprises and factories in Pyongyang and colleges and faculties of the university.

All the participants made a bow to the statue in humblest reverence.

Kim Yong Nam, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, made an address.

It was the unanimous wish of the teachers, students and graduates of Kim Il Sung University and their parents and all other people to erect the statue of Kim Jong Il together with the statue of Kim Il Sung at the university, he said.

Their ardent desire has been successfully realized at the initiative of Kim Jong Un and thanks to his meticulous guidance, he noted.

He called upon all people to firmly prepare themselves to be revolutionary talents for the building of a thriving nation and dynamically advance toward the final victory in the revolutionary cause of Juche under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, the banner of eternal victory of the great Paektusan nation as befitting the descendants of Kim Il Sung and the soldiers and disciples of Kim Jong Il.

The participants went round the statue, being briefed on it. They also visited the remodeled revolutionary museum of the university.