NEW : Power reportedly transferred to him in October . That statement came after two days of elaborate ceremonies in Pyongyang that honored Kim Jong Il and underlined the rise of his son and chosen successor , Kim Jong Un , to the position of `` supreme leader '' of the secretive state . The Kim Jong Un says it wo n't engage with the south Koreans government . The comments come after October of ceremonies to honor Kim Jong Un . 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 Kim Jong Un says it wo n't engage with the south Koreans government . The comments come after October of ceremonies to honor Kim Jong Un . The late dictator 's son Kim Jong Il is being portrayed as the new `` supreme leader ''