The Pyongyang Declaration "Let Us Defend and Advance the Cause of Socialism" was adopted in Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, on April 20, Juche 81 (1992) in the presence of leaders and delegates of political parties from different countries.

This made the global socialist movement enter a fresh stage and provided the world revolutionary parties with a programme of joint struggle and inspiring banner.

Leaders and delegates of many progressive parties in the world, including communist and workers' parties, praised the Pyongyang Declaration as an outcome of Chairman Kim Jong Il's distinguished idea and theory and tested guidance.

Ali Houdou, founder of the then Revolutionary Party of Benin, said that his party elected HE Kim Jong Il as its honorary chairman for two reasons that Kim Jong Il had led the Korean revolution and the world revolution with his prominent idea and theory and art of leadership and his party signed the Pyongyang Declaration and had the same purpose of struggle with the Workers' Party of Korea led by Kim Jong Il.

The world progressives highly praised Kim Jong Il as the great sun steering the development of the times by drawing and rallying all people as one with his magnetic charm and the DPRK as the center of unity guiding the world.

More than hundreds of political parties across the world have signed the Pyongyang Declaration so far, and the number of such parties is steadily increasing. This clearly proves the rare attractive power and great vitality of the Pyongyang Declaration.

The Pyongyang Declaration gives strength and courage to the revolutionary parties and the progressive people, still now displaying its great viability.