The great Generalissimo Kim Jong Il is always alive in the hearts of the Korean and world progressive people for his exploits performed for the prosperity and happiness of the Korean people and for the cause of global independence, the letter said, and went on:

We will present demonstration performances at a high level to contribute to making the Day of the Shining Star more significant and letting the festival serve as an opportunity of boosting the friendship and cooperation among sports persons of different countries and further developing figure skating technique.

We would like to sincerely wish you good health for the happiness and prosperity of the Korean people in the firm belief that the Korean people would achieve a great success in building the country into a prosperous and powerful one under your wise leadership.