The ATS News of Switzerland said that DPRK title of Generalissimo was awarded to Kim Jong Il in the DPRK. It went on:

He created the Songun politics which calls for putting the military affairs above all other state affairs for the first time in history and wisely led the DPRK for a long period. He further strengthened the Korean People's Army which was founded by Generalissimo Kim Il Sung and had followed the road of victory and glory, creditably defended the destiny of the socialist country and the nation and performed undying feats for the world peace and stability.

Radio ABC of Australia said that the DPRK title of Generalissimo was awarded to Kim Jong Il on the occasion of his 70th birth anniversary.

It continued: He turned the DPRK into a military power and led the confrontation with imperialism and the U.S. to victory with his Songun politics, performing undying feats. He also made the DPRK rank itself among the nuclear states and emerge a satellite producer and launcher.

The same news was reported by the Liberation Daily of China, Internet news of Russia, the German papers Frankfurter Allgemeine and Die Welt, magazine Spiegel, ARD TV and ZDF TV and an Internet news of the Czech Republic.