N Korea prints photo of heir apparent Kim Jong-Un

Kim Jong-Un was handed top military, party posts at Workers` Party conference.

Seoul: North Korea has published a photo in state media of leader Kim Jong-Il`s youngest son and heir apparent in what is likely the first official image of him to be released.

A photo of a group of senior Workers` Party officials was published in Thursday`s edition of the country`s main Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

An article accompanying the photo lists the names of those in the picture. The 20-something Kim Jong-Un was one of the officials named.
The release of the photo comes after the younger Kim earlier this week was handed top military and party posts at a Workers` Party conference.

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