Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- World public is highly praising leader Kim Jong Il for victoriously advancing the development of international relations and the human cause of independence with his outstanding political caliber and leadership art.

Robert Charvin, honorary chairman of the International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea, said that it would be unthinkable without the Songun politics of Kim Jong Il that the DPRK has proudly demonstrated its sovereignty and dignity in the international arena.

Baluchistan Times of Pakistan noted it is hard to find such great man as Kim Jong Il who has performed outstanding exploits for mankind and he is deeply revered by world public for his outstanding exploits for the human cause of independence.

Vasile Orleanu, chairman of the Supreme Council of the Socialist Party of Romania, said that Kim Jong Il has made an immortal contribution to the human cause of independence through his energetic external activities.

The Indonesian Federation of Transport Workers Unions in its statement noted that Kim Jong Il's visit to China was a landmark event of great significance in safeguarding peace and stability in Northeast Asia and the rest of the world and confidently advancing socialism and the human cause of independence.

Petrov, secretary of the Russian Association for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK, referred to the fact that Kim Jong Il visited Russia to further develop the friendly relations between the peoples of the two countries and put the equal and multifaceted relations between the two countries on a new higher stage. These constitute the immortal exploits Kim Jong Il performed for the development of the Russia-DPRK relations, he added.

He said that a lot of media in the world vied with each other in reporting about Kim Jong Il's tours of Russia and China, adding this is a clear proof of the high international prestige of Kim Jong Il.