North Korea's Kim Jong-Un speaks

North Korea's new leader has delivered his first public speech, choosing a major military parade as the forum.

North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-Un has delivered his first-ever televised public speech during a major military parade to mark the centenary of the birth of his grandfather.

"I offer the purest respect and the greatest honour to great comrades Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il," he told cheering crowds, referring to his late grandfather and deceased father.

The speech was broadcast on state-owned television on Sunday.