The British Association for the Study of Songun Policy, the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and the Korean Friendship Association UK said this in a joint statement issued on February 7 in congratulation of the successful launch of the earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong-4.

The satellite launch is a great victory and an epoch-making event in building a thriving socialist nation.

Now the imperialists are taking issue with the DPRK's satellite launch and trying to make the Korean people their slaves.

The satellite launch of the DPRK is an exercise of the inviolable independent right.

It is nonsensical to slander the DPRK's satellite launch.

We pay respect to Marshal Kim Jong Un and the heroic Korean people as regards the successful satellite launch.