The events included book and photo exhibitions, film shows and receptions.

Present there on invitation were personages of governments, political parties, organizations and institutions and masses of those countries and representatives of international and regional bodies. Officials of the DPRK missions were on hand.

A roving ambassador of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the Russian people are revering Kim Jong Il as an outstanding leader who made distinguished contribution to the development of the friendly ties between Russia and the DPRK.

The chairman of the Permanent Standing Committee of the Belarus National Association of Friends of Korean People Named after Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il praised Kim Jong Il for having defended socialism from every challenge by the imperialists with his original Songun politics and made the DPRK demonstrate its dignity as a politico-ideological power and a military power.

The general secretary of the C.C., Czechoslovak Communist Party said that Kim Jong Il is the great leader of the Korean people and the world progressives as he made enormous contributions to strengthening the Workers' Party of Korea and realizing the human cause of independence with his rare ideo-theoretical wisdom and distinguished leadership.

The general secretary of the C.C., People's Socialist Party of Mexico lauded the Songun revolutionary leadership exploits of Kim Jong Il.