The messages came from the Political Bureau of the C.C., Popular Liberation Movement of Angola, the leader of the People's Liberation Front of Sri Lanka, the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia who is deputy speaker of the State Duma of Russia's Federal Assembly, the general secretary of the C.C., All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, the spokesman (leader) of the C.C., Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist), the vice-chairman of the Workers' Party of Turkey, the secretary of the C.C., Communist Party of Malta, the vice-chairman of the C.C., Communist Party of Czech and Moravia, the secretary for Foreign Relations of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, the international secretary of the C.C., Communist Party of Uruguay, the head and the director of the State Academy Beryozka Dancing Troupe of Russia Named after N. S. Nadezhdina, the head of the Academy Ensemble of the Interior Unit of the Russian Ministry of Interior, t

he head of the "Orchestra of the 21st Century" of Russia, and other high-ranking officials of political, public and economic circles and friendship organizations of China, Russia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Cyprus, the Czech Republic and Chile.

They expressed deep condolences on the demise of Kim Jong Il.

The passing of the outstanding statesman and peerlessly elder statesman who made enormous contributions to global peace and independence is the greatest loss to the progressive mankind, they said, adding:

Though Kim Jong Il passed away, he will be always alive in the hearts of the progressive mankind.

They expressed belief that the army and people of the DPRK would register great achievements in the efforts to build a thriving nation and reunify the country under the leadership of the dear respected Kim Jong Un.