Pyongyang, December 22 (KCNA) -- South Korean NGOs called for forming a mourners group and visiting the northern half of Korea to express deep condolences over the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

On Wednesday they held a meeting where they discussed forming the group with the People's Council for National Reconciliation and Cooperation as a core. They included the "Movement of Koreans for Helping Each Other" and the Citizen's Solidarity for Democratic Society.

The NGOs' condolences should be realized in any case, they stressed.