The statement said:

President Kim Il Sung proclaimed the foundation of the DPRK on September 9, 1948.

The young DPRK faced grave difficulties in 1950. It had to frustrate the heinous aggression by the U.S. imperialists and their followers.

The army and people of the DPRK won a historic victory in the Fatherland Liberation War against the U.S. imperialists under the leadership of Kim Il Sung.

The victory of the Korean people in the war was a historic event in defending the freedom and independence of the country and guaranteeing the bright future of Korean-style socialism.

From the first day of its foundation the DPRK government has made positive efforts to reunify the country and in this course it has achieved many successes.

The DPRK has reliably defended not only the sovereignty of the country but also the peace and security on the Korean Peninsula, Northeast Asia and the rest of the world.

Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the DPRK, is successfully carrying forward the revolutionary cause of Juche and Songun under the banner of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

The behests of Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on building a thriving nation and achieving the cause of national reunification will surely come true under the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Un.