April 15 is a significant day which marks the 112 th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung , the founding father of socialist Korea.

Greeting this day, the followers of the Juche idea and progressive figures around the world are filled with boundless reverence and strong yearning for President Kim Il Sung who made immortal contributions to realizing the cause of global independence.

President Kim Il Sung devoted tireless efforts to realizing the cause of global independence throughout his life. He also formed close ties with many foreign figures and showed them a noble sense of moral obligation. Voices of reverence for President Kim Il Sung is resounding ever strong from all over the world with the passage of time.

The Director-General of the International Institute of the Juche Idea Professor López said that the life of President Kim Il Sung was the one of distinguished services and feats, heroism, and boundless love for the country, people and humanity. He added, “President Kim Il Sung relied on the Juche idea and maintained independence in politics, self-sufficiency in the economy, and self-reliance in national defence. His exploits are cherished deep in the hearts and minds of hundreds and millions of people and give them hope in their struggle for socialism.”

The Head of the Lebanon Society for the Study of the Juche Idea said, “Every April carries our minds to precious memories. Greeting the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung who lives forever in the hearts of the world people, the freedom-loving fighters around the world boundlessly look up to him with memories of a brilliant great man who brought about a great change in the history of their struggle for freedom and independence.”

A Mexican figure opened his heart saying, “Respected Comrade Kim Il Sung is the greatest of all great men. He was a great leader of brilliant ideological and theoretical wisdom and outstanding leadership abilties that no one else in the world can follow. He was a great revolutionary and the father of the people who was bounddlessly revered by the world's progressive peoples for his benevolent human traits and moral repute.

The International Secretary of the New Yugoslav Communist Party said, “During his career as a state leader and veteran statesman for almost half a century, Comrade Kim Il Sung performed immortal feats for the strengthening and development of the socialist movement and the Non-Aligned Movement. President Kim Il Sung met with President Tito to discuss and decide on important matters related to world security and the NAM.”

A Swiss figure said, “President Kim Il Sung cherished the motto of believing in the people as in heaven throughout his life and created a paradise for the people on this land. Thanks to single-hearted unity, the leader’s love for the country and people, and the people’s love for the leader have made the DPRK into the most stable state. Let us celebrate the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung with various commemorative activities and highly laud his great revolutionary life and noble traits!”

The representative of the Ehime Institute for Contemporary Korean Issue in Japan said as follows:

President Kim Il Sung is lauded by everyone for his great ideology, outstanding leadership abilities and noble popular traits. We can deeply feel the great admiration for the President from the endless visitors to Mangyongdae, the sacred place of revolution.

Saber, Ph.D. of the Political Faculty of the University of Damascus in Syria, highly praised that the Juche idea, which was founded by President Kim Il Sung and developed and perfected by Chairman Kim Jong Il , is being carried forward and brought into reality, true to the President’s desire, by respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who is immensely faithful to the people and revolutionary heritage.

A member of the international friendship committee for the “study of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” said that as April 15 approaches, friends of Korean people look back with deep emotion on the great life of the eternal President of the DPRK, as long as they have respected Marshal Kim Jong Un who carries forward the ideas and feats of President Kim Il Sung , great founder of the people-centred state, and the Korean people united firmly around Marshal Kim Jong Un , only development and victory will be achieved on the road ahead of the DPRK.

Head of the delegation of Mongolian Mt. Paektu Association said as follows:

President Kim Il Sung lived a life of a peerless great man who devoted everything to accomplishing the cause of independence of humankind. The popular masses could effect a new turn in the struggle for building a new independent world since they held in high esteem the President. He will live forever in the hearts of humankind and his revolutionary idea and feats will shine through centuries.

The voices of boundless respect and reverence for President Kim Il Sung resounds ever stronger from all over the world with the passage of time. They will forever convey the immortal exploits of the President performed for the accomplishment of the cause of global independence.