Kim Jong Il's revolutionary life of nearly 70 years was the most brilliant life of the peerless patriot, a legendary great man who adorned the protracted course of the Juche revolution, the Songun revolution with victory and glory, the letter said, adding:

He formulated the three principles of national reunification, the 10-point programme for great unity of the whole nation and the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo, advanced by President Kim Il Sung, as the three charters for national reunification and provided the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration with his bold decision based on patriotism, thus instilling confidence in the victory of national reunification and courage into all Koreans.

He enjoyed absolute respect and reverence from all people as the guardian of justice and elder statesman of the world by greatly encouraging the progressive mankind desirous of independence, sovereignty and socialism and dealing a mercilessly telling blow at the imperialists' strategy for world supremacy.

His lifelong cause is now being creditably carried forward under the guidance of Kim Jong Un, a great man produced by the nation, the letter noted, saying:

Thanks to you, leader Kim Jong Il will be always alive as the sun of Songun and the revolutionary cause of Juche and the great cause of building a reunified powerful nation led by him are sure to emerge victorious.