The December issue of the German paper Rote Fahne carried articles under the headline "Comrade Kim Jong Il and development of Korea".

The paper referred in detail to the fact that Kim Jong Il performed immortal feats on behalf of the party and the revolution, the country and its people, regarding the accomplishment of the cause of President Kim Il Sung as his lifelong mission.

The November-December issue of the Bulgarian paper Iskra carried an article titled "Third anniversary of demise of great Comrade Kim Jong Il."

It said: Kim Jong Il led the Korean people in their struggle for building socialism for a long period since he started his work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

He resolutely overcame all sorts of difficulties and challenges with his matchless courage and firmly defended socialism.

He clarified the truth that socialism is a science and the victory of socialism is an inevitability of history.

The DPRK had access to nuclear deterrence for self-defence to protect the sovereignty of the country, the dignity of the people and socialism from the evermore undisguised nuclear threat of the U.S.

A landmark event took place in the development of the north-south relations and the struggle for achieving the country's reunification thanks to Kim Jong Il's noble patriotism and his energetic leadership. As a result, historic north-south summits took place and the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration, a programme for implementing it, were adopted.

Under the title "Third anniversary of demise of leader Kim Jong Il", the Polish branch of the Association for Friendship with the Korean People on Dec. 3 posted articles praising his immortal feats for the cause of global independence on its internet homepage.