The statement said:

Exploits of Kim Jong Il are cherished deep in mind of not only the Korean people but also the progressive mankind.

Kim Jong Il provided a reliable guarantee for the prosperity of the nation by enforcing the original Songun politics.

He regarded it as his lifelong maxim to believe in the people as in heaven, always found himself among the people and dedicated his all to the Korean revolution and the happiness of the people till the last moments of his great life.

Since he started his work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, he foiled all the challenges of reactionaries to check the advance of the Korean people and built Korean style popular masses-centered socialism based on the Juche idea.

He successfully carried forward the cause of President Kim Il Sung and put forward the Korean People's Army as a pillar and driving force in the drive for defending the sovereignty of the country, achieving the prosperity of the nation and protecting socialism, regarding it as a basic guarantee for the victory of revolution and construction to bolster up military capabilities.

The exploits he performed for the revolutionary cause of Songun and the human cause of independence will shine long in history.

We pay the highest tribute to him.