The revolutionary parties and progressive people of the world desirous of socialism are significantly commemorating the birthday of the President as common holiday of mankind, the statement said.

Praising him as the great model of people's leader, it said:

He showed warm benevolence for political and public personages of different countries in his lifetime.

That is why the world people have boundlessly revered him as the sun for all people and the tender-hearted father.

General Secretary Kim Jong Il is steering the general offensive of the Workers' Party and people of Korea to materialize Kim Il Sung's desire for building a rich and powerful country.

We are convinced that under his Songun leadership the WPK and the Korean people will greet the centenary of the President's birth as the greatest holiday of Kim Il Sung's nation and as a great auspicious event in human history.