North Korea declares three days of mourning for the death of Fidel Castro

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On Monday, North Korea declared three days of official mourning over the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who had a close relationship with the government of Kim Jong-un.

According to information reported by EFE, the Workers' Party, the Supreme People's Assembly (Parliament) and the Government declared the three days of mourning between now and Wednesday.

In addition, "the flag will be raised at half-mast in the institutional buildings and designated places" for the death on Friday at 90 years of the "supreme leader of the Cuban Revolution and close friend of our people."

"Fidel Castro was the first person in the Western Hemisphere to establish the socialist system and was a leading Cuban leader who dedicated his entire life to the prosperity of the nation and to the happiness of the people," the government of Pyongyang said. rotary.

He added that his death "is a great loss for the two countries fighting for the revolutionary feat."

The North Korean government also sent a delegation of senior officials headed by Choe Ryong-hae, a member of the Workers' Party politburo, to Havana to attend the funeral of the Cuban leader, according to the KCNA news agency. Brief statement

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday expressed his condolences on the death of Fidel Castro in a message sent to the current president of Cuba, his brother Raul Castro.