President Kim Il Sung declared all over the world the founding of the DPRK on September 9, Juche 37 (1948) on the basis of the experience gained in the flames of the anti-Japanese revolution and the firm foundation laid in the building of the country after its liberation.

Present at the meeting were Kim Yong Nam, Hwang Pyong So, Pak Pong Ju and other senior officials of the party, army and state, the chairperson of a friendly party, members of the party central leadership organ in Pyongyang, deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly, officials of the party, armed forces and power organs, social organizations, ministries and national institutions, service personnel of the Korean People's Army, officials of organs and industrial establishments in Pyongyang, labor innovators, bereaved family members of revolutionary martyrs, a congratulatory group of Koreans in Japan, overseas Koreans and the chief of the Pyongyang mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front.

Present there on invitation were foreign diplomatic envoys, representatives of international bodies and military attaches of foreign embassies here and foreign guests.

Pak Pong Ju, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and premier of the DPRK Cabinet, made a report.

He said that the founding of the DPRK meant the great birth of the Juche-type people's power, the first of its kind in the history of nation-building in the era of independence, and an event of national historical significance as it brought about a dramatic change in carving out the destiny of the country and its people.

He went on:

The nearly seven decades-long history of the DPRK is a glorious one in which it developed into an invincible socialist state under the outstanding and tested leadership of the peerlessly great men of Mt. Paektu.

The President and leader Kim Jong Il set forth the idea of building an independent and sovereign state and the line for building a thriving nation reflecting the requirements of the times and the aspiration of the people and built on this land a country independent in politics, self-supporting in economy and self-reliant in national defence, weathering all sorts of trials with steel-like will and distinguished leadership ability, and thus set an example in building the socialist power.

They made sure that the DPRK government regarded believing in the people as in Heaven as its basic idea of nation-building and fully applied the slogan "We serve the people!" to the state activities and all the lines, policies and activities were thoroughly implemented to protect the independent rights and interests of the people.

They made ceaseless long journeys of patriotic devotion to lay a strong economic foundation so that the Korean people may enjoy happiness and wellbeing generation after generation, and brought about great changes in the drive for building an economic power and improving the people's living standard.

In the whole period of leading the revolution they, pioneers and leaders of the Songun revolution, turned the DPRK into an invincible military power on the revolutionary principle that arms guarantees the victory of the revolutionary cause and prosperity of the country and nation.

They regarded the reunification of the country as the supreme task of the nation and greatest patriotic cause and worked heart and soul to hand down a reunified country to posterity. They steadily raised the prestige and influence of the DPRK in the international arena and developed foreign relations, making undying contributions to accomplishing the cause of global independence.

Under the leadership of the party the DPRK is dynamically advancing for the final victory in the drive for building a thriving nation, the reporter noted, calling for building a paradise for the people, the best power in the world, on this land as early as possible and stepping up the final victory of the revolutionary cause of Juche.

It is the consistent stand of the DPRK to bring about a great change in the north-south relations and pave a wide avenue to independent reunification, he said, adding:

The government of the DPRK will as ever make every effort to preserve peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region and achieve global independence and boost the friendly and cooperative relations with those countries which are friendly towards it.

The DPRK's flag, which has fluttered as a symbol of victory and dignity of the motherland, will always flutter in the sky of the century as a signpost of the great Paektusan nation.