The statement praised Kim Jong Il as the outstanding leader who fully inherited the revolutionary idea of President Kim Il Sung, father of socialist Korea and founder of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Korean People's Army, and his wisdom and disposition as the brilliant commander.

Thanks to the Songun politics pursued by Kim Jong Il, the DPRK could consolidate the national strength in every way and always emerge victorious in the confrontation with the imperialist forces and the Korean people could successfully launch two satellites which can be said to be a complex of ultra-modern science and technology, it noted.

The Songun politics is an invincible weapon and almighty treasured sword that ensures steady advance in face of any formidable enemy, the statement stressed.