Speeches were made there.

Nikolai Polishk, chairman of the Ukrainian "Treasured Sword of Songun" Association for the Study of the Juche Idea, praised Kim Jong Il as the great leader who is guiding the Korean people's efforts for building a great prosperous powerful nation to victory.

He also said that Kim Jong Suk who made great contributions to building a new Korea and the army is a model that all the revolutionaries of the world should follow.

Andre Aubry, delegate president of the France-Korea Friendship Association, noted with high appreciation that under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il the DPRK has achieved great successes in building a great prosperous powerful nation, smashing the imperialists' moves.

Nzemba Yangana, chairman of the Youth Group for the Study of the Juche Idea in Democratic Congo, said that the Korean people have made world-startling proud successes in all fields including politics, economy and culture despite the imperialists' evermore vicious moves against the DPRK. This would have been unthinkable without Kim Jong Il's distinguished Songun politics, he stressed.

A congratulatory message to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting held in Ukraine.