Present there were personages of the Pioneer Party of Indonesia, Soekarno Foundation for Education, a university, the Indonesia-Korea Association for Friendship and Cultural Exchange, media persons and people from all walks of life.

Present there on invitation were the DPRK ambassador to Indonesia and staff members of his embassy.

Speeches were made at the ceremony.

Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Founding Committee of the Soekarno Foundation for Education of Indonesia, highly praised Kim Il Sung as a prominent man widely known worldwide.

The President, the founder of the Juche idea, not only defended socialism but maintained a steadfast anti-imperialist stand, she said, adding that she would always remember his personality as a great man and live and work, guided by his idea and spirit.

The chief editor of the Banana Publishing House sincerely hoped that the DPRK would prosper under the wise leadership of the dear respected Kim Jong Un and the bilateral relations of friendship grow stronger in the days ahead.