Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, said that General Secretary Kim Jong Il's visit to China in May contributed to boosting Sino-Korean friendship, pointing out that the two countries grandly celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries and held events marking the "year of China-DPRK friendship" in 2009, demonstrating the bilateral friendship.

He hoped that the party and government of the DPRK would achieve bigger successes under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Ricardo Alarcon, president of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, said that the relations between Cuba and the DPRK provided by Fidel Castro Ruz and President Kim Il Sung are growing stronger under the deep care of Raul Castro Ruz and Kim Jong Il.

The Cuban party and government will express invariable support and solidarity with the party and government of the DPRK, he declared.

Mahmoud Al-Abrashi, president of the People's Assembly of Syria, said that they are thankful to the Korean people for extending support and solidarity to the Syrian people's cause of justice, hoping that the two parliaments would closely cooperate with each other in the common struggle against the U.S. in the future, too, in keeping with the friendly relations between the two countries developing on good terms.

Demberel Damdin, chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia, expressed the willingness to enhance the parliamentary role in boosting the bilateral relations.

Meira Kumar, speaker of the Lok Sabha of India, said that India and the DPRK have contributed to the strengthening of the Non-Aligned Movement, declaring the willingness to exert efforts to develop the relations between the two parliaments.

Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian Majlis, said that the Iranian people remember the big assistance given by Kim Il Sung to Iran when it was suffering from difficulties, stressing that Iran and the DPRK are independent countries standing firm against the pressure and sanctions by the U.S. and other Western countries.

Choe Thae Bok also met with the deputy speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.