The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a memorial ceremony Wednesday at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to mark the third anniversary of the demise of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il, amid a solemn and memorial atmosphere in the capital city of Pyongyang.

Taking part in the memorial ceremony were the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials including Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Choe Ryong Hae, secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, and Hwang Pyong So, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army.

After all attendants paid silent tribute, Kim Yong Nam delivered a memorial address, reviewing extraordinary exploits achieved by Kim Jong Il and called on all to advance toward the final victory of Juche revolution under the leadership of Kim Jong Un.

"He (Kim Jong Il) laid powerful political, military and economic foundations for the rosy future of Songun Korea for all eternity," he said.

Choe Ryong Hae, Hwang Pyong So and Jon Yong Nam, chairman of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, also addressed the ceremony.

On the same day, Kim Jong Un, together with his wife Ri Sol Ju, paid homage to the statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il placed in the hall of the palace.

At noon, ships and vehicles sounded sirens and all people stood in three-minute silence across the country on Wednesday. National flags were lowered to half-mast as a mark of condolences. Endi

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