Pyongyang, September 10 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message to Truong Tan Sang, president of Vietnam, expressing condolences over the death of Vo Chi Cong, president of the State Council of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Expressing deep condolences to the president and, through him, to the bereaved family and the people of Vietnam, the message said:

The feats he performed for the victory of the Vietnamese revolution, socialist construction and the development of the friendly and cooperative relations between our two countries will be always remembered.