The decision on holding leader Kim Jong Il in high esteem forever as general secretary of the WPK is an expression of the noble loyalty of the dear respected Kim Jong Un to the preceding leader and a manifestation of the steadfast will of the Korean people to carry out the grandiose plan of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, the statement said.

Kim Jong Un's election to the top post of the WPK is an expression of the absolute support and trust of all the members of the WPK and service personnel and people of the DPRK in him who has made a great contribution to realizing the ideas and cause of the President and Kim Jong Il, it noted.

Kim Jong Un's election as first secretary of the WPK made it possible for the Korean people to dynamically advance along the road indicated by the President and Kim Jong Il, it stressed.