UN Silence For Kim
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December 24, 2011, Saturday
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THE UN General Assembly paid tribute to North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il on Thursday by observing a minute's silence.
There were no speeches and the chamber of the 193-member world body was half empty.
At the start of Thursday afternoon's meeting, Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser told diplomats it was his "sad duty" to report that Kim died on Saturday. Al-Nasser said North Korea's UN Mission asked for the tribute, which is customary for leaders who die in office.
There were no speeches and the chamber of the 193-member world body was half empty.
At the start of Thursday afternoon's meeting, Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser told diplomats it was his "sad duty" to report that Kim died on Saturday. Al-Nasser said North Korea's UN Mission asked for the tribute, which is customary for leaders who die in office.
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