Kim Jong Il wisely led the party, army and people for a long period, thus performing great feats for the country and its people, the statement said, and went on:

HE Kim Jong Il conducted energetic ideological and theoretical activities, comprehensively developing in depth the immortal Juche idea, the Songun idea of President Kim Il Sung, firmly defending the revolutionary traditions and giving a steady continuity to the tradition of the Korean revolution.

He set forth a grandiose goal for building a thriving nation and led the struggle of the Korean people to attain it.

He, cherishing the firm will to carry out the last instructions of the President for national reunification, aroused all the Korean people to achieve the great national unity.

He conducted energetic external activities for the victory of the socialist cause, world peace and stability and friendship and solidarity among the peoples, thus raising the position and authority of the DPRK in the international arena and performing undying feats for accomplishing the human cause of independence.

We are convinced that the Korean people will turn the present sorrow into strength and courage and successfully accomplish the cause of the great HE Kim Jong Il, rallied close around HE supreme leader Kim Jong Un.