Pyongyang, December 20 (KCNA) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited the DPRK embassy in Moscow on Tuesday to express deep condolences over the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

He made the following entry in mourners' book:

"While sharing sorrow with the friendly Korean people, we pay profound homage to Kim Jong Il, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission. It is our belief that continuity will be given to developing and boosting the traditional Russia-DPRK friendly and good neighborly relations."