The statement said:

It is the manifestation of the firm will of the army and people of the DPRK to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche pioneered and victoriously led by President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il that they held Kim Jong Un in high esteem as the supreme commander of the KPA.

Kim Jong Un has successfully carried out the Juche-oriented cause of army-building for the past three years.

Under his leadership, the KPA has developed into the matchless ranks capable of smashing any provocation by the U.S. imperialists, the sworn enemy of the Korean people, at a single blow.

His august name is more brilliantly shining with victories in the confrontation with imperialists.

He inspired the army and people of the DPRK to the struggle against the U.S. imperialists' provocations and thus made a great contribution to ensuring peace and security on the Korean peninsula and in the rest of the world.

We extend the warm militant greetings to him.