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Nelson Mandela Has Died At 95; North Korea pays tribute, sends condolences

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Dec 8 00:19:30 2013, in response to Nelson Mandela Has Died At 95., posted by SubwaySurf on Thu Dec 5 17:03:08 2013.

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North Korea pays tribute to Nelson Mandela

Last Updated: Saturday, December 07, 2013, 14:08

North Korea on Saturday sent its condolences to South Africa over the death of Nelson Mandela, praising his "struggle against racism and for democracy" in the country.

Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the North's Supreme People's Assembly (parliament), sent a message of sympathy to South Africa's president Jacob Zuma, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Kim expressed "profound condolences" to the South African people and Mandela's family, it said.

The message marked North Korea's first official reaction to the death of the anti-apartheid leader.

Kim said in his message that "the feats performed by Nelson Mandela in the struggle against racism and for democracy in South Africa would always be remembered by the South African people and progressive mankind," the agency reported.

Kim expressed hope that "the South African government and people would register successes in their efforts to build a new, prosperous society as desired by the deceased under the leadership of the president", it said.

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