This is proved through the press statements and articles issued by personages of various circles of different countries from July 7 to 9 on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of his demise.

The first secretary of the Amur Regional Branch Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation noted in an article:

Growing deeper with the passage of time is the reverence of all mankind for Comrade Kim Il Sung who showed the road ahead of mankind with the brilliant rays of Juche, provided an example of building an independent and sovereign state and made great contributions to accomplishing the cause of independence against imperialism.

The international community honored the memory of the great leader and the great sun of the Korean nation on the occasion of the anniversary of the demise of the great man. This fact proves that he is the peerlessly great sage admired by the world people.

The general secretary of the Communist Party of DR Congo said in a press statement that the noble career and exploits of President Kim Il Sung to be eternally recorded in the history of the Korean nation and revolution, the eternal strength and the ever-victorious banner of the powerful DPRK, are powerfully encouraging the Korean people in their efforts for accelerating the historic advance for overall national prosperity under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The chairperson of the Socialist Party of Romania posted a touching article titled "Regarding People as Heaven" on the website on the occasion of July 8, the anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung.

He said in the article that the popular masses, who had been subject to maltreatment and contempt in the past, have become object of respect and worship thanks to President Kim Il Sung and the country, army and even excellent edifices were named after the "people" to add brilliance to the dignity of the people.

The chairperson of the Arab Committee for Solidarity with the Korean People and Supporting the Reunification of Korea, the chief of the Lebanese Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and the former dean of the Political Faculty of the University of Damascus of Syria said in their statements that the response of high-profile personages of different countries to demise of the President clearly proved the high prestige of Kim Il Sung as a great elder statesman of the world politics.

The chairperson of the Organization for the Study of the Juche Idea of Thailand said in a statement that President Kim Il Sung was the pioneer of the era of independence and great master of independent politics who steered the human cause of independence under the unfurled banner of independence against imperialism all his life and the peerless sage who moved the world with his noble human love and virtue.