Present at the seminars were figures of various circles and masses in those countries.

Speakers, including the chairman of the Austrian committee for remembering HE Kim Jong Il, lauded Kim Jong Il as the peerlessly brilliant commander of Songun who firmly defended Korean-style socialism by smashing the imperialists' offensive under the banner of the Juche idea, the Songun idea, and as the leader of people who dedicated his all to the country's prosperity and people's happiness till the last moments of his life.

The chief of the Hannover Group for the Study of the Juche Idea in Germany said that Kim Jong Il formulated the revolutionary idea of President Kim Il Sung as Kimilsungism with his energetic ideological and theoretical activities and illuminated the road to be followed by progressive mankind.

Ibrahim Mantu, chairman of the Nigerian national committee for remembering HE Kim Jong Il, said that the immortal exploits performed by Kim Jong Il for the strengthening of the party and the prosperity of the country would shine long as the most valuable heritage guaranteeing the accomplishment of the socialist cause in the DPRK and the victorious advance of the human cause of independence.

A former lawmaker of Nigeria praised Kim Jong Il as a great man who dedicated his whole life to the country and people and as the incarnation of independence and justice who made great contributions to the peace and security of the Korean peninsula and the world.

Yehia Zakaria Khairullah, chairman of the Egyptian and Arab committee for remembering General Kim Jong Il, extended the highest tribute to Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of his demise.

Nigatu Dagnachew Cherinet, chairman of the Ethiopian committee for remembering the great Generalissimo Kim Jong Il, referred to the fact that Kim Jong Il reliably defended the country's sovereignty and dignity with his Songun revolutionary leadership and provided a sure guarantee for accomplishing the cause of socialism.