Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- The boundless reverence of progressive mankind for President Kim Il Sung, who performed immortal exploits for the sacred cause of global independence, is fully reflected in congratulatory messages and letters sent by personages of different countries on the occasion of the significant April holiday.

A vice-chairman of the Socialist Freedom Party of Egypt said:

President Kim Il Sung is a distinguished great man who performed great exploits and made the Korean people a symbol of victory.

We will always remember the noble devotion of President Kim Il Sung who supported the Arab people and made efforts to develop the Non-Aligned Movement.

The national chairman of the People's Progressive Party of Nigeria and the chairman of the Central Council of the People Unity-"Kyrgyz El" Republican Political Party of Kyrgyzstan said that HE President Kim Il Sung is a great statesman who made distinguished contributions to the prosperity of the country and the cause of global independence, and that Comrade Kim Il Sung is always alive as an outstanding international activist and the most prominent leader of the 20th century.

The chairman of the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association said that the whole world is celebrating the birth anniversary of Comrade Kim Il Sung, the most outstanding statesman and leader of the socialist revolution.

He went on:

Whenever we think about the socialist revolution, we remember the great Comrade Kim Il Sung with reverence.

His august name is kept forever in the hearts of the progressive people of the whole world and his many works and theories serve as guidelines for the struggle of international revolutionaries.

Today the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has developed into a more powerful socialist fortress possessed of nuclear deterrence under the outstanding leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Un, the Korean people's struggle for accomplishing the cause of independence against imperialism will always emerge victorious and Korean socialism will win victory after victory thanks to him. -0-