According to the state-run [North] Korean Central News Agency, Kim paid his respects at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun where the embalmed bodies of the two Kim seniors lie in state, accompanied by key party officials and other members who were newly elected at the country's ninth party gathering the previous day.
KCNA said participants "solemnly reaffirmed" their resolve to fulfill their tasks set out by the party. In a closing statement earlier, Kim declared that policies and decisions made at the weeklong party congress will be "brilliantly carried out without fail."
Held almost every five years, the party congress brings together a large number of party members and other representatives from across the country to review the past five years and set the direction for domestic and foreign policy for the next five years.
This year's gathering ran for seven days from Feb. 19 and concluded with a military parade and other commemorative events.
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