Tha Win, secretary of the Yangon Regional Committee of the Union Solidarity and Development Party of Myanmar, said that Kim Il Sung, the founder of socialist Korea, is highly praised by progressive mankind as the eternal sun of Juche.

He founded the Juche idea, providing the great guiding idea for carrying out the cause of independence, the secretary noted, and went on:

He will be alive forever in the hearts of the progressives as he ushered in the era of independence and devoted his whole life to the victorious advance of the cause of human independence.

Tin Tun, director of the Myanmar Medical Research Institute, praised Kim Il Sung as the great leader of the Korean people and world progressives, who made great contribution to freedom and independence of Korea, people's happiness, country's prosperity and global independence, adding: His idea and exploits will shine forever.