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DPRK Officials Pay Condolence Visits to Lao Embassy

Date: 07/04/2025 | Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (EN) | Read original version at source

Officials of the Central Committee of the Workers’Party of Korea (WPK), the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Cabinet, the working people’s organizations and ministries of the DPRK visited the Lao embassy in the DPRK on April 6 to express condolences over the demise of Comrade Khamtay Siphandone, former chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and president of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Among them were Comrade Kim Song Nam, director of the International Department of the WPK Central Committee, Comrade Pak Sang Gil, vice-minister of foreign affairs, and other officials concerned.

Laid before the photo of Comrade Khamtay Siphandone was a wreath in the joint name of the WPK Central Committee, the SPA Standing Committee of the DPRK and the Cabinet of the DPRK.

Also placed there were wreaths in the names of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of External Economic Relations, the Pyongyang Municipal People’s Committee, the Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League and the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea.

Written on the ribbons of the wreaths were letters reading "In memory of Comrade Khamtay Siphandone".

The visitors observed a moment’s silence in memory of Comrade Khamtay Siphandone who made a contribution to the development of the Lao party and state and the DPRK-Laos friendly relations.

They made entries in the condolence book.

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