Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, Wednesday received a message of condolences from Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait.

The message said:

We heard the sad news that HE Kim Jong Il, leader of the DPRK, passed away.

We express our heartfelt condolences, sharing this sorrow with Your Excellency and the friendly Korean people.