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Kim Jong Il's Demise Is Bitter Grief: Congolese President
Pyongyang, January 9 (KCNA) -- It is bitter grief that leader Kim Jong Il passed away suddenly, Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso said, expressing his deep condolences again.

When meeting the DPRK ambassador to his country on Jan. 4, the president said that he was pleased to hear the news that respected General Kim Jong Un assumed the supreme commandership of the Korean People's Army by inheriting the cause of Kim Jong Il.

We hope that the Korean people will continue to advance faithfully upholding his guidance, he said.

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