They lauded Chairman of the National Defence Commission Kim Jong Il as the great thinker, politician and brilliant commander who built the DPRK into an invincible political, ideological and military power by embodying the Juche idea.

He made high-intensity forced march for field guidance while going in simple jumper all his life, they said, adding:

He provided two north-south summits in 2000 and 2007, presenting the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration to the Koreans. Those exciting days are unforgettable.

They called for turning out in the nation-wide movement to open up a broad avenue to independent reunification this year, while always remembering his revolutionary career.