Hong In Hum, chairman of the Central Audit Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, said Kim Jong Il covered the path of devotion to the country and the people by making forced march day and night. He provided powerful political, military and economic foundations for the eternal prosperity of the nation, Hong said.

"The august name of Kim Jong Il and his kind image will remain in our hearts forever," he added.

Yun Kil Sang, chairman of the Federation of Koreans in the U.S., said that Kim Jong Il was the symbol of victory of socialism.

Noting that under his leadership the people in the homeland could always emerge victorious despite all hardships and ordeals, Yun added:

The world looks enviously at the DPRK displaying its might as an invincible power.

Choe Un Bok, chairwoman of the General Association of Koreans in China, expressed the will to be faithful to the leadership of the dear respected Kim Jong Un, symbol of victory and glory, keeping in mind the honor and pride as an overseas citizen of Kim Il Sung's nation and Kim Jong Il's Korea.