North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un visited the National Aerospace Development Administration with his daughter (Picture: Getty Images)
Kim Jong-un has continued to put his daughter in the spotlight after bringing her along for a visit to North Korea’s space station.
The dictator’s child, Kim Ju-ae, was by his side as they were pictured being shown around different areas of the country’s space headquarters.
Dressed in a pinstripe suit, it might not have been as striking as the Tom Cruise in Top Gun look he has previously opted for, but Kim Jong-un was seen talking to officials who were taking notes as he smoked.
He even seemed to have time for a quick laugh and a joke as his daughter watched on.
It’s not the first time the 11-year-old has been centre stage in recent months, with the pair showing up together more frequently for events and duties.
Father-daughter time has been a regular fixture as they were both spotted watching a special anniversary football match in images released yesterday.
Kim Ju-ae, 11, was by her dad’s side for the space station visit (Picture: Getty Images)
Kim Jong-un appears to be laughing as he talks with officials (Picture: Getty Images)
Just last week, the whole family came together to watch the test of North Korea’s ‘most powerful missile yet’.
Meanwhile, Kim Ju-ae was pictured sitting next to her dad to observe the army simulating an attack on an unspecified South Korean airfield in March.
Speculation has continued over whether she is being prepared to succeed her father as the country’s next dictator in future.
Kim Ju-ae has been appearing alongside her father frequently at events (Picture: Getty Images)
Kim Jong-un was pictured smoking on his visit as his daughter observed (Picture: AP)
And this latest stop off at the National Aerospace Development Administration will have done little to quell those theories.
During the visit, Kim Jong-un said North Korea has completed the development of its first military spy satellite, according to state media reports today.
Officials have been ordered to go ahead with the launch as planned by Kim Jong-un, who said developing reconnaissance is part of the nation’s efforts to counter ‘serious security threats’ from the US and South Korea.
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He said several satellites would be necessary to establish North Korea’s intelligence-gathering capability and urged the deployments to go ahead but has not yet confirmed a launch date, reports Al Jazeera.
North Korea carried out a ‘final phase’ test for a spy satellite in December 2022 and said it would complete preparations for the launch by the end of this month.
Kim Jong-un said at the time: ‘Securing real-time information about the hostile forces’ military scenario is the most important task.’
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