The DR Congo paper L'Avenir on Dec. 8 carried a portrait of smiling Kim Jong Il. It said:

Kim Jong Il is the eternal general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and eternal chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.

He ushered in a new era of accomplishing the socialist cause with his unique Songun politics.

He consolidated the nation's capabilities for self-defence in every way to firmly defend the sovereignty and dignity of the country and the nation.

His greatest exploit was that he provided a guarantee for the victory of the Songun revolution, shouldering upon himself the destiny of the country and the nation.

The Malaysian paper Guang Ming Daily on Dec. 3 carried his photo and introduced in detail the fact that the cause of perpetuating the memory of the leader has been achieved on the highest level in the DPRK.

The Dec. 8 issue of the Bangladeshi paper The Daily Folk said that he was the great politician who made a distinguished contribution to the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea and the cause of global independence and benevolent father who valued the people so much and took warm care of them all his life.