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DPRK Decides to Hoist Flags at Half-Mast to Mourn Death of Norodom Sihanouk

Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- The government of the DPRK decided on Thursday to set Oct. 23, 2012 as a mourning day and raise flags at half-mast at fixed places on that day to mourn the death of Great King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk.

Norodom Sihanouk was a friend of the Korean people and a prominent international statesman who made great contributions to developing the traditional friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and Cambodia and the Non-Aligned Movement and accomplishing the cause of global independence.