Pyongyang, December 29 (KCNA) -- The dear respected Kim Jong Un received a message of condolences from Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev on Dec. 22.

In the message the Kyrgyz president said that he received with sadness the news that Kim Jong Il, leader of the DPRK, chairman of the National Defence Commission and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, passed away all of a sudden.

The president expressed sincerest condolences to Kim Jong Un.