Speeches were made at the events.

The chairperson of the Brandenburg State Committee of the Communist Party of Germany said that Kim Jong Il has trained the KPA into the ranks of the firm faith to uphold the leadership of the party and leader and into an invincible army strong in the sense of organization and discipline which formed a harmonious whole with the people.

The chairman of the Group for the Study of Kim Jong Il Juche Idea of Democratic Congo introduced in detail Kim Jong Il's Songun leadership exploits and anti-Japanese heroine Kim Jong Suk's brilliant revolutionary life.

The director of an international trading company of Thailand praised Kim Jong Il as a genuine popular leader who has devotedly worked for the people.

The acting director for Political Affairs and International Relations of the Pan-African Movement said that by holding Kim Jong Il at the post of the supreme commander of the KPA the Korean people became able to courageously shatter the imperialists' moves to stifle the DPRK and dynamically advance the cause of justice chosen by them to victory.