Pyongyang, December 24 (KCNA) -- High-ranking officials of Mongolia visited the DPRK embassy in Ulan Bator on Tuesday to mourn the demise of leader Kim Jong Il. They included Gombojab Zandanshatar, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the minister of Foodstuff, Agriculture and Light Industry, the minister of Social Protection and Labor, D.Tsakhilgaan, president of the Federation of Peace and Friendship Organizations of Mongolia, and D. Bilegt, its general secretary, and Ch. Surenjav, chairman of the Mongolia-Korea Friendship Society.

They laid a floral basket and bouquets before the portrait of Kim Jong Il and expressed condolences.

They made entries in the condolence book.