North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and top officials earlier this week toured sights around the politically-symbolic Paektusan area on horseback and scaled the mountain's peak, state media reported on Wednesday, in an ideologically-charged appearance which follows a similar visit in October.
Kim's tour of the site, which comes on the heels of a high-profile gala opening of the nearby "utopia" town in Samjiyon reported on Tuesday, was hailed as being of "remarkable historic significance" by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and top officials earlier this week toured sights around the politically-symbolic Paektusan area on horseback and scaled the mountain's peak, state media reported on Wednesday, in an ideologically-charged appearance which follows a similar visit in October.
Kim's tour of the site, which comes on the heels of a high-profile gala opening of the nearby "utopia" town in Samjiyon reported on Tuesday, was hailed as being of "remarkable historic significance" by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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