The website of Komsomolskaya Pravda posted an article titled "He devoted all his efforts to the people", which said:

HE Kim Jong Il is the leader of the people who firmly believed in them and led the country by relying on them.

He boundlessly loved the people.

His love for the people was manifested in his behavior of regarding them as the most precious and almighty beings and teacher and devoting himself to them.

He always thought of the people during his foreign tour.

The noble image of HE Kim Jong Il as the true leader of the people will remain long in the minds of the Korean people and the progressives.

The website "The banner of Paektu" in an article titled "On the occasion of the 7th anniversary of the historic visit" detailed the exploits performed by him for developing the friendly relations between the DPRK and Russia.