The chairman of the Central Council of the People Unity-"Kyrgyz El" Republican Political Party said that Kim Jong Il further consolidated the single-minded unity of the leader and popular masses in the whole period of leading the country and its people and developed the DPRK into the politico-ideological power and bolstered up the Korean People's Army as an invincible army.

The chairman of the Bangladesh Group for the Study of the Songun Policy noted that Kim Jong Il developed in depth the Juche idea, Songun idea and remarkably bolstered up the national power by pursuing unique Songun politics and thus laid a solid foundation for the rosy future of socialist Korea.

He, at the same time, firmly protected the dignity and sovereignty of the DPRK from the imperialists' moves to stifle it, performing immortal exploits guaranteeing the triumphant advance of the global cause of independence, the chairman stressed.

The managing director of a Malaysian company noted that Kim Jong Il provided the historic north-south summits, opening a rosy prospect for Korea's reunification.