A vice-secretary of the Maritime Territorial branch of the "United Russia" Party in a speech said that Kim Il Sung was the prominent statesman and the great leader who founded and developed the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK, adding:

Thanks to his leadership the DPRK became a powerful country.

The chief of the publicity section of the Maritime Territorial branch of the "United Russia" Party said Kim Il Sung made a great contribution to development of the Russia-DPRK relations and the Russian people always remember him.

The traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between Russia and the DPRK are being given steady continuity, the chief added.

The first secretary of the Maritime Territorial Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation said Kim Il Sung built a socialist power advancing, unfazed by the moves of the imperialists.

He is the father of the people who brought happiness to them, the first secretary said, adding:

The DPRK is dynamically advancing along the road of socialism, shattering the ceaseless aggression moves of the imperialists. This is because the great Comrade Kim Il Sung laid the strong foundation for independent politics.

The party, army and people of the DPRK are successfully carrying out his idea and cause.