Jean Marie Lambret, chief of the French Group for the Study of the Juche Idea, said at the seminar that by holding Kim Jong Il in high esteem as chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission the DPRK could honorably defend the sovereignty of the country and the dignity of the nation, meeting all forms of threats and challenges of the imperialist allied forces under his Songun leadership, and is now dynamically advancing towards the eminence of a great prosperous and powerful nation.

He noted with high appreciation that Kim Jong Il, basing himself on a scientific insight into the environment and actual conditions of the changed times, established the unique Songun political mode, an embodiment of the Juche idea, in all spheres, thus firmly defending socialism centered on the popular masses with arms.

The general director of the Ministry of Sports of Myanmar who is secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Myanmar said before watching a film introducing the development of sports in the DPRK that the people of the DPRK have achieved great successes in socialist construction, single-mindedly united on the basis of the monolithic idea under the wise leadership of the peerlessly great men.

The principal of an international solidarity fund dressmaking school in Guinea said, after having a reading session on a book dealing with the personality of Kim Jong Il as a great man, that socialist Korea's future is rosy as Kim Jong Il is conducting energetic activities, always full of optimism.

A congratulatory message to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the seminar held in France.