Among them were the president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, prime minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Nepal Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist), secretary general of the Union Solidarity and Development Party of Myanmar, chairman of the C.C., the Workers’ Party of Bangladesh, chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Bangladesh National Socialist Party, president of the Khmer Democratic Party of Cambodia, chairman of the Central Council of the People Unity-"Kyrgyz El" Republican Political Party, chairman and secretary general of the National Leading Council of the Diversity Party of Indonesia, general chairman and general secretary of the National Guidance Council of the Pioneer Party of Indonesia, chairman and the first secretary of the C.C., the Communist Party of Norway, chairman of the Communist Party of Germany, chairman of the Supreme Council of the Socialist Party of Romania, chairman o

f the Hungarian Communist Workers' Party, honorary chairman of the Bulgarian Communists Union, first secretary and secretary of the C.C., the Communist Workers' Party of Belarus, chairman of the Communist Party in Sweden, general secretary of the C.C., the Czechoslovak Communist Party, chairman of the Communist Workers' Party of Finland for the Peace and Socialism, chairman of the Finnish Communists' League, general secretary and international secretary of the New Yugoslav Communist Party, spokesman (leader) of the C.C., the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist), general secretary of the Movement for Peace and Socialism of Italy, general secretary of the Guinean People's Assembly, president of the Socialist Party of Benin, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Democratic Congo, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Democratic Congo, general secretary of the People's Rally for Socialism of Democratic Congo, chairman of the Socialist Freed

om Party of Egypt, chairman of the Arab Socialist Party of Egypt, secretary general of the United Left Movement of Dominica, chairman of the C.C., the Socialist Party of Mexico, chairman of the C.C., the Socialist Popular Party of Mexico, general secretary of the C.C., the People's Socialist Party of Mexico, national leader of the C.C, the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist), president, general secretary and international secretary of the C.C., the Communist Party of Peru "Red Motherland", general secretary of the Socialist Party of Peru and the general secretary of the C.C., the Communist Party of Ecuador.

Senior officials of political, social, military and economic circles and delegates of international bodies, Juche idea study organizations and organizations for supporting Korea's reunification and organizations for friendship with the DPRK sent congratulatory messages and letters to Kim Jong Un.

Among them were the minister of Defense of Syria who is deputy commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Syria, deputy prime minister of Cambodia who doubles as minister of Defense, vice-chairman of the Workers' Party of Turkey, secretary of the Central Committee of the Slovak Communist Party, director of the International Department of the Leftwing People's Party of Communists of Italy, member of the Secretariat of the National Committee of the Workers' World Party of the United States of America, vice-president of the Party for Free Motherland of Brazil, member of the National Leadership of the March 26 Movement of Uruguay, secretary for International Relations of the Socialist Party-Ample Front of Ecuador, director general of the International Kim Il Sung Fund, minister of Defense of the former Soviet Union, chief of the Academy Ensemble of the Interior Unit of the Russian Ministry of Interior, head of the "Orchestra of the 21st Century of Russia, director-general of the

European Society for the Study of the Juche Idea and the secretary general of the International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea.

Among the senders of those congratulations were officials of China, Russia, Nepal, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Syria, Singapore, Cambodia, Kuwait, Thailand, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Iran, Indonesia, India, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Moldova, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, France, Finland, Poland, Britain, Austria, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Guinea, Nigeria, South Africa, Libya, Benin, Congo, Democratic Congo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Egypt, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, New Zealand and Australia.

They in their messages and letters said that Kim Jong Un's receiving the title of DPRK Marshal is an expression of absolute support and trust of all the service personnel and people of the DPRK in the peerless Songun brilliant commander who has led the DPRK to victory by carrying forward the idea and the cause of Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

They praised Marshal Kim Jong Un as the sun of Songun Korea and an iron-willed commander who performed the immortal exploits before the era and history with his outstanding and experienced leadership.

They expressed conviction that only victory and glory are always in store for the Korean people led by Kim Jong Un.