1st LD Writethru: World leaders, heads of int'l organizations extend condolences to Xi over strong earthquake

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Foreign leaders and heads of international organizations have sent condolence messages to Chinese President Xi Jinping or expressed their sincere sympathies in other ways since a strong earthquake on Tuesday struck Dingri County in the city of Xigaze, China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

Those foreign leaders and heads of international organizations include:

Russian President Vlad