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Kim Jong Il's Birthday Celebrated Abroad
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Organizations in Ecuador and Bangladesh issued bulletins on Feb. 9 to mark the birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

The Ecuador-Guaranda Institute for Friendship and Cultural Solidarity with the Korean People said that President Kim Il Sung is immortal as the eternal president of the DPRK thanks to Kim Jong Il.

The bulletin said that Kim Jong Il is the great leader in the present era recognized by not only the Korean people but also the people in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The might of the DPRK is precisely the leadership ability of Kim Jong Il, it added.

The Bangladesh-Korea Friendship and Solidarity Committee in an article praised the noble personality of Kim Jong Il who believes in people as in Heaven, admiring them as his teacher while considering himself as the son and faithful servant of the people.

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