Last year was a year of victory, featured by radical changes and leap forward effected in the building of a prosperous and powerful nation in the DPRK under the energetic leadership of Kim Jong Il, he said, and continued:

Socialist Korea of Juche has entered a new period of prosperity, true to the cause of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

The Korean people will achieve brilliant successes in their drive for opening the gate to a thriving nation this year marking the centenary of birth of President Kim Il Sung under the leadership of the dear respected Kim Jong Un.