North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a condolence letter to the family of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon.

Moon, who founded Pyeonghwa (peace) Motors factory in North Korea, dedicated his life to inter-Korean exchanges. He died in early September 2012, leaving his widow Han Hak-ja the leader of the Unification Church.

On Sunday the North’s Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) revealed that the North Korean leader had contacted Han as the three-year anniversary of Moon’s death approaches.

“I sincerely express condolences to president Han Hak-ja and the bereaved family members on the anniversary of former president Moon