It is thanks to the Juche idea founded by the President and the solid foundation of the independent national economy laid by him that the Korean people are confidently advancing along the path chosen by themselves despite the persistent worldwide economic financial crisis and the U.S. and all other hostile forces' sanctions against the DPRK, the statement said.

He liberated the country and defended the sovereignty and dignity of the nation through the wars against the two imperialisms and built in Korea the socialist system whose masters are the people, strong in politics, economy and military affairs, it noted.

In order to shatter the moves of the anti-reunification forces at home and abroad and achieve the national unity and reunification from the outset of the country's division he put forward the proposals for national reunification including the three principles of national reunification and wisely led the Korean people, it said, adding:

The Korean people are holding Kim Il Sung as the eternal President of the DPRK and waging a drive to build a great prosperous powerful nation and reunify the country, rallied close around General Secretary Kim Jong Il.