Along with the forthcoming significant Day of the Shining Star (16^th of Feb.) personages from many countries of the world praised highly Chairman Kim Jong Il who devotedly worked for the prosperity of the country, happiness of the people and accomplishment of the cause of independence of humankind.

The first secretary of the Maritime Territorial Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation who doubles as chairman of the Association for the Study of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism in the Far Eastern Region sais as follows:

The birth of Comrade Kim Jong Il was a historic event of weighty importance in the destiny and development of the Korean people. He had wisely led the Party and the state for decades, thus bolstering up the political and military might of the country in every way and remarkably enhancing the international position and prestige of socialist Korea.

Thanks to the fervent love and self-sacrificing devotion of Comrade Kim Jong Il for the country and people, the Korean people could lead a proud and worthy life and the DPRK could be turned into an invincible country.

The chairman of the Pakistan Association for Self-Reliance Studies and a vice-chairperson of the Brazilian Center for the Study of Songun Politics noted that Leader Kim Jong Il defended global peace and security with his iron will and matchless pluck, adding that it is the exploit of world historical significance that could be performed only by him.

The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Nepal Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist), the chairman of the Nepal Journalist Association for the Study of the Juche Idea and Songun Politics and the director of the Russian Institute of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism praised the sacred life of Kim Jong Il, who built the Workers’ Party of Korea into the powerful general staff of the revolution and a motherly Party responsible for the destiny of the people and laid an eternal foundation for building a powerful socialist country.

The chairman of the Ugandan National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea, the chairman of the Ugandan National Executive Committee of the Pan-African Movement and other personages of many countries said that Chairman Kim Jong Il performed unprecedented exploits for the era and history and as there is the leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Un the revolutionary feats of the Chairman will be eternal.