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DPRK Leaders Sent Message of Sympathy to Chinese Leaders

Pyongyang, November 24 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, and Kim Yong Il, premier of the Cabinet, Tuesday sent a message of sympathy to Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China, and Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council, in connection with a gas explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang Province that claimed big casualties.

We send deep sorrow and condolences to you, the government and people of China and to the victims and their families, the message noted, expressing sincere hope that the people in the afflicted area would eradicate the aftermath of the accident and bring their living to normal as early as possible under the leadership of the Communist Party and the government of China.