Foreign diplomats and representatives of international organizations also joined the national mourning.

Many of them came to the Chinese Foreign Ministry to show their respect.

South Korean ambassador Kim Ha Joong is one of them.

"On behalf of the Korean government and people, I would like to extend my deep condolences and ……to the victims of Sichuan earthquake. I'm very much confident that Chinese people will be united in making the coming Beijing Olympic Games one of the most successful in human history."

Head of the delegation of the European Commission Serge Abou highly praised the rescue work.

"I think it has been full of humanity and very professional. I think the way the rescue operation has been conducted an example for other countries."