The statement said:

President Kim Il Sung founded the DPRK on September 9, 1948. This was a historic event which laid a foundation for building an original socialist state centered on the popular masses and developing the DPRK into a country of Juche.

It was thanks to the Songun politics pursued by leader Kim Jong Il that the Korean people could invariably maintain the socialist principle against the imperialist allied forces.

Witnessing the might of Songun Korea, the world has come to know better that, though small in territory, this country is an invincible political, ideological and military power.

The DPRK is an impregnable socialist fortress.

We are convinced that the Korean people would achieve the final victory in building a thriving nation under the leadership of the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un as desired by Kim Jong Il.