The chairman of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Bangladesh and other speakers said Kim Jong Il's start of work at the C.C., the WPK was a special event of great significance in strengthening the WPK. The undying feats he performed in leading the WPK along the path of victory with his matchless extraordinary political ability will be recorded in the hearts of progressive mankind forever, they noted.

The chairman of the Lugazi Branch of the Uganda-DPRK Friendship Association said Kim Jong Il was an outstanding thinker and theoretician, the great master of leadership and leader who is alive in the hearts of the progressives.

The president of the Khmer Democratic Party of Cambodia noted:

The WPK could become a powerful and authorized party thanks to the feats of Kim Jong Il in party building.

A meeting, photo exhibition and film show were held in France and a film show in Dominica on June 16 and 19 on the occasions of the 48th anniversary of his start of work at the WPK Central Committee and the 12th anniversary of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.