The joint statement said that they warmly hailed the announcement of a decision on instituting the International Kim Jong Il Prize on December 24, 2012, the 21st anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's assumption of supreme commandership of the Korean People's Army.

The institution of the prize is a manifestation of the deep reverence of progressive humankind and Juche idea and Songun idea followers for Kim Jong Il, who performed valuable feats for global cause of independence, the joint statement said, and went on:

He is held in respect by the revolutionary people across the world for the great ideological and theoretical feats he performed by developing the Juche idea.

He enjoyed undisputed trust from the broad popular masses aspiring after socialism as he remained true to the cause of socialism, holding high the banner of socialism.

His Songun politics enabled the DPRK to lead the confrontation with imperialism to victory and provided it with a powerful means for an anti-imperialist struggle.

As a result, we the Juche idea and Songun idea followers have got great inspiration and courage from the news of the institution of the prize and determined to work harder to study and disseminate Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.