Issuing a press statement, DPM Shrestha said that the Government of Nepal is shocked and saddened to learn about the sudden demise of Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers´ Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of DPRK and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People´s Army.[break]
"At this hour of grief, on behalf of the Government and the people of Nepal and on my own, I would like to convey heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of the DPRK," Shrestha said.
Describing Kim Jong Il´s death as an irreparable loss to the people and the government of the DPRK, Minister for Foreign Affairs Shrestha said that Nepal has lost a great friend too.
He expressed the confidence that the Korean people would be able to overcome this shock and loss with their resilience to transform grief into strength.
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