Under the Ideal of Independence, Peace and Friendship

Kim Jong Il meeting Jiang Zemin, president of the People’s Republic of China (May 2000)

Kim Jong Il talking with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation (August 2001)

Kim Jong Il meeting a high-level delegation from the European Union (May 2001)

Kim Jong Il meeting Megawati Sukarnoputri, president of the Republic of Indonesia (March 2002)

Kim Jong Il signing the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration (September 2002)

Kim Jong Il talking with Bill Clinton, former president of the United States of America (August 2009)

Kim Jong Il meeting Hu Jintao, president of the People’s Republic of China (May 2011)

Kim Jong Il meeting Choummaly Saygnasone, president of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos (September 2011)

Kim Jong Il being awarded an order of Cambodia by King Norodom Sihanouk (July 2004)

Kim Jong Il being awarded the title of Far Eastern National University Honorary Doctor of Law (October 2005)

Kim Jong Il appreciating a gift presented by Nong Duc Manh, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (October 2007)

Kim Jong Il appreciating a gift presented by Xi Jinping, vice-president of the People’s Republic of China (June 2008)

Partial view of the room where orders conferred on Kim Jong Il by foreign countries and international organizations are preserved

Vase made of silk Mahmud Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran February 2008

Order of the Welwitschia Mirabilis 1st Class Sam Nujoma, president of the Republic of Namibia August 2002

Grand Cross Order of the Royal Court Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia May 2004

National Grand Cross Order of Merit Lansana Conte, president of the Republic of Guinea April 2005

National Grand Cross Order of Lion Abdoulaye Wade, president of the Republic of Senegal June 2011

35th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement Commemorative Medallion Ernesto Samper Pizano, president of the Republic of Colombia November 1996

60th Anniversary of the Victorious Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) Commemorative Medal V. V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation March 2005

International Kim Il Sung Prize (Gold medal, gold necklace and trophy) International Kim Il Sung Prize Council February 2007

Chieftaincy Title of “Eze Anyanwu” (Gown, cap, fan, sword, necklace, wristlets and walking stick) Udi Kingdom, Enugu State, Nigeria September 2008

Some of gifts to Kim Jong Il from foreign countries

Crystal work Monument of Petra Hussein I, king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan June 1994

Silver cups and saucers on a silver tray Hafez al-Assad, president of the Syrian Arab Republic December 1994

Crocodile-skin bag Fidel Castro Ruz, president of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba February 1997

Large-sized double-faced embroidery Heralding Spring Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People’s Republic of China May 2000

Amethyst Sam Nujoma, president of the Republic of Namibia November 2000

Orlov trotters V. V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation February 2003

Bronze work Ancient Calendar Nambaryn Enkhbayar, prime minister of Mongolia November 2003

Sabre Bashar al-Assad, president of the Syrian Arab Republic December 2006

Marble vessels Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia April 2006