Pyongyang, December 27 (KCNA) -- The United Confederation of Koreans in Kyrgyzstan held a memorial service on Dec. 23 on the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

Present there were Chairman of the Confederation Pak Kyong Ho and its officials and compatriots.

They laid a wreath before the portrait of Kim Jong Il and paid silent tribute to him.

Upon hearing the sad news of the untimely demise of Kim Jong Il, officials of the Confederation and compatriots are paying tribute to him in the bitterest grief, Pak Kyong Ho said, and went on:

The demise of Kim Jong Il is an irretrievable great loss to the DPRK and the whole world.

We mourn with the people in the homeland.

The undying feats of Kim Jong Il who devoted all his energies to building a thriving nation true to the behests of President Kim Il Sung will shine forever.

The behests of Kim Jong Il will be successfully realized thanks to the dear respected Kim Jong Un.