The Federation awards this highest international order and a gold globe to Kim Jong Il, according to its Feb. 11, 2010, decision, the letter said, and continued:

We ask you to receive this order we present to you with boundless reverence in high recognition of your historic exploits performed for the noble cause of the development of education, science and culture, the education of young people in patriotism and morality, the promotion of people's well-being and goodwill and justice.

We are rejoiced over the fact that the friendly and cultural relations between the two countries are being strengthened with each passing day.

The Monument to "Protectors of Arts for the Century", a common monument of international value, was erected in Pyongyang as the symbol of unbreakable friendship between the fraternal peoples of Russia and the DPRK by the cooperation we rendered out of good faith.

We regard it as our pride to have inscribed the august name of most respected Kim Jong Il, the great leader of the Korean people, with gold letters on the Monument to "Good Natured Angels of Peace" erected in Moscow and have courteously registered his name on the "Golden Honorary Registration Book of All Nations", a valuable book distributed to all large libraries in regions and cities of Russia including the Russian State Library.

We hope that you would achieve glorious and fresh successes in your historic activities for the welfare of the Korean nation and the international community with your inexhaustible energy.

We wish the fraternal Korean people welfare, prosperity and peace, the letter said.