Vice-Minister Choe Il Ryong told KCNA:

"The dear respected Kim Jong Un is a prominent great man faithfully carrying forward the idea and cause of leader Kim Jong Il.

Guided by him, our revolution is progressing steadily and confidently along the road shown by the leader."

A department director, Ho Chol San, said Kim Jong Un is a great statesman giving energetic and wise guidance over the party, army and state affairs as a whole.

A department director, Kim Kyong Suk, said,

"Kim Jong Un is the tender-hearted leader of the people as he takes warm care of all of them with deep love.

With the noble outlook on the people, he makes a new history of love for people, attaching top priority to the interests and convenience of the people."