Pyongyang, December 21 (KCNA) -- Sazhi Umalatova, chairwoman of the Party for Peace and Unity of Russia, together with members of its leadership Tuesday visited the DPRK embassy in Moscow to express condolences over the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

They laid a floral basket and bouquets before the portrait of Kim Jong Il and observed a moment's silence.

The chairwoman said:

We can hardly repress our sorrow at the sudden demise of Comrade Kim Jong Il and feel as if our hearts would break.

We hope that the Korean army and people will overcome sorrow and display strength and courage to dynamically advance under the leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Un.

She made an entry in the mourners' book as follows:

I express most profound condolences over the demise of Comrade Kim Jong Il. His great heart stopped beating in the struggle for the happiness and prosperity of the Korean people. I pray for the immortality of Comrade Kim Jong Il.