The Korean army and people are now determined to surely open the gate to a great, prosperous and powerful nation in 2012 that marks the centenary of the birth of President Kim Il Sung by making a great leap again this year under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Kim Jong Il, after kindling the torch of a new great revolutionary upsurge, continued the forced march of on-the-spot guidance through the year and brought the mental strength of the people into full play to work unprecedented miracles in the building of a thriving nation. At the end of last year, he kindled the flame for the new year's drive while providing field guidance to the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex.

Mirrored in the field guidance was his firm belief that the entire people including the workers would continue adding luster to the era of the great upsurge by distinguishing themselves in building a thriving nation.

The inspiring slogan of the Workers' Party of Korea "Bring about a radical turn in the people's standard of living by accelerating the development of light industry and agriculture once again this year that marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea !" stirs the entire people's hearts.

The Korean people are in high spirits, resolved to hit the targets in all fronts for the building of an economic power without fail, thus recording this as a year of great changes in the annals of the building of a thriving nation with the pride of being victors who wrote a new brilliant history of a great revolutionary upsurge.

The Korean people will dynamically conduct an all-Party and nationwide drive for improving the people's living this year to make a greater upsurge and adorn this as a prosperous year filled with the people's happiness.