He said in the statement that Kim Jong Il has led the socialist cause to victory by successfully carrying forward the cause of President Kim Il Sung.

He went on:

Kim Jong Il has wisely led the Korean people in their efforts to build a thriving socialist nation, decisively frustrating the challenges and threats of all the hostile forces and honorably defending the sovereignty and dignity of the country with his Songun politics.

All the achievements made by the Korean people are greatly inspiring the world progressives aspiring after independence.

Positively supporting the Korean people's just cause, I express conviction that the Korean people will emerge victorious in the great drive for building a thriving nation under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.