4 January 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Jo Ae attended New Year celebrations including fireworks and an ice dancing show, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported on Wednesday.

© Reuters. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends an event to celebrate the New Year, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 1, 2025. KCNA via Reuters

Pictures published by state media showed that senior North Korean officials joined them in watching the events. There was no mention of any speech by Kim.

The previous day, KCNA said Kim pledged to strengthen the country's comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a letter to President Vladimir Putin.

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