Kim Chil Song, chairman of the United Confederation of Koreans in Russia, and other members of the confederation and compatriots took part in the meeting.

The participants laid bouquets before the portrait of smiling Kim Jong Il and paid silent tribute to him.

Speakers said at the meeting Kim Jong Il devoted all his life to the happiness of the people and the prosperity of the country.

The immortal exploits he performed by devoting himself to the country and its people, making journeys to mix with people till the last moments of his revolutionary life, will shine long, they said, and went on:

Thanks to Marshal Kim Jong Un the behests of Kim Jong Il are being successfully implemented and the building of a thriving nation is making successful progress.

The sun is shining all the time, the speakers noted, calling on all the compatriots to actively turn out in the efforts to bring earlier national reunification true to the behests of Kim Jong Il.