Pyongyang, December 21 (KCNA) -- The Citizens' Solidarity for Democratic Society and the Peace Network of south Korea made public statements on Monday and Tuesday to urge the authorities to send a group of mourners to the DPRK on the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

The statements praised Chairman of the National Defence Commission Kim Jong Il as the supreme leader of the DPRK who provided two inter-Korean summits.

They urged the regime to express condolences over the demise of Kim Jong Il and send a group of mourners.