Pyongyang, December 27 (KCNA) -- Wreaths came from political parties of different countries to express deep condolences on the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

They included the National Democratic Congress of Ghana, the Supreme Council of the Socialist Party of Romania, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Germany and the Central Committee of the Malaysian Chinese Association.

The wreaths were laid before the bier of Kim Jong Il in the Kumsusan Memorial Palace on December 27.