The president of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Peru (Red Motherland) said it was a great encouragement to the world progressive people that the Korean people firmly defended socialism under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.

The chairman of the Revolutionary Youth Union of Syria, who doubles as a member of the People's Assembly in Syria, praised Kim Jong Il as a great man who performed undying exploits for the cause of human independence and a prominent leader who turned the DPRK into an invincible power, carrying forward the idea and will of President Kim Il Sung.

The chief of the export section of an Indonesian company lauded Kim Jong Il as the great leader and the father of the people who developed the DPRK into a politico-ideological and military power and ensured peace and security of the Asian region.

The chairman of the Uganda-DPRK Friendship Association noted the exploits Kim Jong Il performed for developing the DPRK into an invincible country under the banner of Songun would shine forever.