The Bangladeshi paper Blits on June 6 gave a detailed account of the fact that the single-minded unity of the whole party and all the people has been further consolidated in the DPRK under his wise leadership.

He is a paragon of great statesmen and people's leaders who devoted himself to the people with absolute love for and trust in them, the paper noted.

The Indian paper Defence and Humanity on June 18 said that he performed undying feats in party building while leading the WPK for decades.

The Mongolian paper Mongolyn Unen on the same day carried a portrait of smiling Kim Jong Il and an article praising him for his feats in party building.