N. Korea's Kim pays condolatory visit to Russian embassy to mourn envoy's death
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has paid a condolatory visit to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to mourn the death of Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Matsegora, the North's state media reported Thursday. Kim's condolatory visit to the embassy the previous day came a day after the North confirmed the sudden death last Saturday of the Russian ambassador, who had served in the country for more than 10 years. Kim "laid a bunch of flowers and observed a moment's silence in memory of Aleksandr Ivanovich Matsegora, who devoted his noble life to boosting and developing the DPRK-Russia friendship," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, referring to North Korea by the acronym of its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Kim also met with members of the bereaved family and members of the embassy, expressing deep condolences to them. Kim eulogized Matsegora as "an able diplomat" who contributed to the history of the North Korea-Russia friendly relations. His death is "a deep sorrow and great loss" to Russian as well as North Korea, especially at a time when the two countries hWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times
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