The Italy-DPRK Association for Friendship and Solidarity said in a statement that the Korean people are dynamically advancing along the road indicated by Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il under the guidance of Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.

The instructions given by Kim Il Sung indicate the road to be followed by not only the Korean people but oppressed people in the world in their struggle and serve as important guidelines under the present international situation where the U.S. imperialists and their stooges are suppressing people in every part of the world, the statement noted.

Kim Jong Il opened a decisive phase for building a thriving nation and clearly indicated the road to be followed by the DPRK with his indefatigable guidance till the last moments of his great life.

Rosanita Campos, vice-president of the Party for Free Motherland of Brazil, in an article dedicated to the paper Hora do Povo praised the revolutionary career and exploits of Kim Il Sung, saying April 15 is his birth anniversary.

It was thanks to the Songun politics pursued by Kim Jong Il that the DPRK emerged a satellite manufacturer and launcher and nuclear weapons state, the vice-president noted, praising his Songun revolutionary leadership feats.