Yehia Zakaria Khairullah, chairman of the Egyptian Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea, said in his statement that Kim Jong Il's start of the Songun revolutionary leadership was a starting point in the work to consolidate the foundation of the Songun politics for upholding and defending President Kim Il Sung's idea and cause and carrying forward and accomplishing them and a declaration of his firm will to protect the destiny of the country and the nation and accomplish the socialist cause of the DPRK with the army as a main force.

Praising Kim Jong Il as a great champion of the world peace, the chairman stressed that the undying feats he performed with his Songun leadership will shine forever in human history.

The assistant to the national chairman of the Central Committee of the Brazilian Communist Party noted that the DPRK has won one victory after another in the political and military confrontation with the imperialists under the uplifted banner of Songun.

Jiri Jarka, honorary chairman of the Paektusan Czech-Korean Friendship Association, praised Kim Jong Il for having strengthened the Korean People's Army into a matchless revolutionary army.