Kim Jong Un's assumption of supreme commandership of the Korean People's Army is the greatest honor and fortune, the message said, and went on:

Kim Jong Un, who is possessed of the spirit of Mt. Paektu, is another General of Mt. Paektu-type identical to leader Kim Jong Il in the idea, leadership, personality, virtue, courage and pluck.

Chongryon officials and Koreans in Japan deeply grieved over the sudden, untimely and regretful demise of Kim Jong Il. But they could rise up like a phoenix to thoroughly implement his behests because you are at the helm of the revolutionary cause of Juche.

We will conduct the vigorous patriotic movement holding the same slogan as held by the people in the motherland and keeping pace with their dynamic drive on the centenary of birth of President Kim Il Sung and the 70th birth anniversary of Kim Jong Il.

We will hold you in high esteem as the center of the unity and the leadership and strengthen Chongryon into an overseas compatriots organization of the Republic, which would remain loyal to his leadership.

We will dynamically conduct external activities with your high prestige and make a tangible contribution to achieving the country's reunification and building socialist motherland and thus fully discharge our patriotic duties.