NEW : Power reportedly transferred to him in October . The government says it wo n't engage with the South Korean government . The comments come after two days of speeches to honor Kim Jong Il . The power was transferred to him on October 8 at the behest of his father , Kim Jong Il , who died this month , said the state-run Korean Central News Agency . The late dictator 's son Kim Jong Il is being portrayed as the new ` ` supreme leader ''
NEW : Power reportedly transferred to him in October . The government says it wo n't engage with the South Korean government . The comments come after two days of speeches to honor Kim Jong Il . The late dictator 's son Kim Jong Il is being portrayed as the new ` ` supreme leader ''