The message said that President Kim Il Sung liberated the country usurped by the brigandish Japanese imperialists, provided the people with genuine state power and built a socialist power winning victory after victory thanks to independence in politics, self-support in economy and self-reliance in national defense, shattering the imperialists' every ceaseless move for aggression and war.

His immortal exploits and benevolence will always remain brilliantly recorded in the history of the country, it noted.

It stressed that the whole world is highly praising Kim Jong Il as the great leader of the people and an outstanding champion of independence, peace and justice in the present times as he has led the confrontation with the U.S. to victory through his preeminent external activities while building a socialist land of bliss in the country.

The message reiterated the determination of the Chongryon officials and Koreans in Japan to keep pace with the people in the homeland and breathe the same breath with them bringing about changes to victoriously conclude the historic 150-day campaign and thus adorn this year as a year of a decisive turn in laying a solid foundation in the movement of Koreans in Japan as desired by
Kim Jong Il.