Pyongyang, December 27 (KCNA) -- Juche idea study organizations in various countries and regions sent wreaths to express deep condolences on the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

They included the International Alliance of Societies for the Study of the Juche Idea and Songun Policy in East European and Central Asian Regions, the Russian Association for the Study of the Juche Idea, the Hannover Group for the Study of the Juche Idea in Germany and the Nigerian National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea.

The wreaths were laid before the portrait of smiling Kim Jong Il at Kim Il Sung Square on Tuesday.

Also placed there was a wreath from the Federal Republic of Germany-DPRK Association.