The statement said:

Over the last decade since it made its debut in 2002 to celebrate the 90th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung "Arirang" has made an impressive artistic representation of the past, the present and the future of the DPRK, the glorious history of Juche Korea in particular.

The extravaganza was staged more than 420 times, drawing at least 13 million people of the DPRK as well as more than 180,000 overseas Koreans, south Koreans and foreigners. This fact clearly proves its tremendous vitality and a high level of the development of culture and arts in the DPRK.

Kim Jong Un watched the performance together with Pyongyang citizens and foreign guests, greatly encouraging the service personnel and people all out in a drive to build a thriving socialist nation and the world progressives advancing along the road of independence against imperialism.

We would like to voice once again full support and solidarity with the Korean people in their just struggle for building a thriving nation and reunifying the country.