Pyongyang, December 15 (RSTV)   

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Comrade Kim Yong Joo, the younger brother of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, has passed away at the age of 101, according to the KCNA.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a wreath to the bier of Kim Yong Ju, former honorary Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly who is the winner of Order of Kim Il Sung and Order of Kim Jong Il and Hero of the Republic, expressing deep condolences over his death.

Comrade Kim Yong Ju devotedly struggled to implement the Party's lines and policies and made a contribution to accelerating socialist construction and developing the Korean-style state social system, while working at important posts of the Party and the state for many years.

The wreath from Kim Jong Un was placed before the bier of the deceased on Dec. 14.