Pyongyang, December 21 (KCNA) -- The south Korean Buddhist Jogye Order published a condolatory address on Wednesday over the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

The address expressed deep condolences over the demise of Kim Jong Il, chairman of the National Defence Commission.

It extended profound consolation to the compatriots in the north overwhelmed with the great sorrow over the great loss.

It called for promoting dialogue and exchange between the south and the north.