“Not a few people in the world pretend as though they are great men, but the world’s great man is only the great President Kim Il Sung who has been acknowledged by all of them. Generally speaking, it has been most unlikely that a man fascinates all mankind. So much is hard that a man is enchanted by another. However, the great President Kim Il Sung, the outstanding leader and legendary hero of the DPRK, embraced all people as the Sun of mankind and the lodestar and commanded the admiration of all people by accomplishing an immortal exploit before the times and history as the beacon of illuminating the way ahead of mankind. He enjoyed an absolute respect and trust from all people in the world. The great President Kim Il Sung was indeed the greatest genius and the great saint of mankind who was well versed in all things and embodied the noblest virtue.”

It was said by the head of a delegation from Hong Kong Pyramid Merchant in August 1997.