PYONGYANG, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) expressed condolences Thursday to the victims of the terrorist attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum in Teheran, official news agency reported Friday.
Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, sent a message of sympathy to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over the attacks, Korean Central News Agency said.
In the message, Kim expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to the victims and bereaved families, said the report.
"Resolutely condemning the terrorist attacks, the message expressed the will to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the struggle to oppose all forms of terrorism," said the report.
The Islamic State group claimed the attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum on Wednesday. Reports said that at least 17 people were killed and 52 others wounded.
