Ramon Jimenez Lopez, chairman of the Mexican Committee for the Study of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism, said that Kim Jong Il developed in depth the Juche idea, Songun idea founded by President Kim Il Sung and ushered in a new era of building a thriving socialist nation and firmly protected the sovereignty and dignity of the country with his Songun politics.

Chanai Longoen, chairman of the Thailand-DPRK Friendship Association, said that Kim Jong Il provided the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and the October 4 declaration, ushering in a new era of independent reunification, adding that this was the exploit specially recorded in the history of the Korean nation.

S. P. Pathak, chairman of the Indian Society for the Study of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism, said that Kim Jong Il brought about a great heyday of prosperity unprecedented in the history of the Korean nation.