According to the source, such tributes on behalf of political parties, renowned figures and people in general took place in Russia, Romania, Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt and Mexico.

At a meeting on the occasion, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Workers’ Party of Russia said that defending the national sovereignty and his people’s fate was one of the most notable achievements of the Korean leader’s predecessor.

The Russian leader noted that Kim Jong Il contributed to the cause of peace on the Korean peninsula and the rest of the world.

The chairman of the Supreme Council of the National Socialist Party of Romania and the vice president of Egypt’s Liberal Socialist Party underscored that the DPRK leader made a great contribution to strengthening the WPK and the cause of building a socialist power.

They commended that throughout his life, Kim Jong Il, who passed away on December 17, 2011, was an outstanding statesman, a brilliant ideologist and theoretician, and an extraordinary military strategist.

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