Attending the events were personages of various circles and masses of those countries.

Victor Petrov, chairman of the Russian Association for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK, said that Kim Jong Il is the great leader, the great sage of mankind, who faithfully carried forward the cause of President Kim Il Sung.

Martin Lotscher, chairman of the Switzerland-Korea Committee, said that Kim Jong Il is an outstanding state leader who had worked energetically without a moment's rest to strengthen the Party, the state and the army of the DPRK and the tender-hearted father of the people who dedicated his all to their happiness, always traveling aboard people-bound train.

Anders Kristensen, chairman of the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association, said that the world progressives, together with the Korean people, celebrate the 76th birth anniversary of Kim Jong Il with splendor.

Jesus Antonio Carlos Hernandez, general secretary of the C.C., People's Socialist Party of Mexico, praised Kim Jong Il for firmly protecting the country's sovereignty and dignity under the unfurled banner of Songun.

Congratulatory messages to respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un were adopted at the events in Russia, Switzerland and Denmark.