The Syria TV Channel said, accompanied with a portrait of smiling Kim Jong Il and his photos, that he firmly defended the sovereignty and dignity of the country despite all sorts of sanctions by the imperialist allied forces to stifle the DPRK.

It showed the successes achieved by the Korean army and people in building a powerful socialist country under the guidance of respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.

The SANA reported with his photo:

The Korean people recollect with deep emotion the revolutionary career and exploits of the great man who devoted his all to the country and its people on the occasion of the 76th birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il.

HE Kim Jong Il was a genuine people's leader who conducted all the work on the basis of the noble outlook on the people.

His life was recorded as a great epic of loving the people.

The Syrian Radio Broadcasting Service introduced the life of Kim Jong Il who made a gigantic contribution to the country, the people, the era and the history.

The Syrian papers Al Thawrah, Tishrin Al Baath referred to his ideological and theoretical exploits and Songun leadership exploits. They noted that he was an outstanding thinker and theoretician and the greatest man and his exploits serve as precious heritage guaranteeing the victory for the cause of socialism in the DPRK and the human cause of independence.