At an event held in Russia the chairperson of the Party for Peace and Unity of Russia said: It is almost one year since Generalissimo Kim Jong Il passed away, but no one thinks he passed away. This is because his idea and feats are great and being carried forward generation after generation, she noted, adding: The DPRK proudly ranked itself among nuclear weapons states and space powers. This is a shining fruition of the independent politics pursued by Kim Jong Il.

The chairman of the Brazilian Center for the Study of the Juche Idea noted that Kim Jong Il formulated the Juche idea as Kimilsungism, defended socialism and ushered in an epochal phase of building a thriving nation with his original Songun politics.

The chairman of the Tanzanian National Coordinating Committee of the Juche Idea Study Groups said that Kim Jong Il would always be alive in the hearts of all people as he made great contributions to the global cause of independence. The Korean people will certainly build a thriving socialist nation, the ideal of Kim Jong Il, under the leadership of the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un, he added.

The director for construction and management of an Ethiopian enterprise and other speakers stressed that the feats Kim Jong Il performed for the human cause of independence will shine forever thanks to Kim Jong Un.