PYONGYANG - The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the official news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), called Kim Jong-un the supreme leader of the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK in a report released on Saturday.

This is the first time that DPRK media called Kim Jong-un with such kind of title.

Rodong Sinmun, leading newspaper of the DPRK, issued a political essay entitled "Our Supreme Commander" on Saturday, calling Kim Jong-un "our supreme commander and our general."

According to the KCNA, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and "supreme leader of revolutionary armed forces" visited the bier of late leader Kim Jong-il once again on Saturday, expressing profound condolences over his death.

Accompanying Kim Jong-un during the visit were members of the WPK Central Military Commission and the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, major commanding officers of the Korean People's Army (KPA), staff members of the KPA Supreme Command and commanding officers of the KPA's large combined units, according to the KCNA.

The participants "expressed their resolution that the KPA would be faithful to the leadership of Kim Jong-un with armed forces and firmly guard the cause of building a socialistic country," said the report.

Kim Jong-un visited Kim Jong-il's bier on December 20 and December 23 respectively.

Kim Jong-il was elected the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army on December 24, 1991. He passed away on train during an inspection tour on December 17.