The Indian newspaper Public News on February 6 said in an article titled "As core of the single-minded unity" that Kim Jong Il set the single-minded unity as a foundation of the revolution and firmly consolidated the single-minded unity of the Korean society with the army as core, holding high the banner of Songun.

The Indian newspaper Awaking on February 10 said in an article titled "Brilliant Songun commander and socialist Korea" that Marshal Kim Jong Un is resolutely smashing the U.S. imperialists' moves to stifle the DPRK with his matchless grit and pluck and ever-changing strategy and further glorifying the history of victory of the DPRK, true to the Songun idea and cause of Kim Jong Il.

An Egyptian newspaper on February 9 said in an article:

The Korean people enacted the birth anniversary of Kim Jong Il as the Day of the Shining Star and are significantly celebrating it with great joy.

This is because he devoted his all to the happiness of the Korean people and the prosperity of the country, performing immortal exploits.