The chairman paid the highest homage to Kim Il Sung, who devoted his all to the Korean people's happiness, defense of the country's sovereignty and the sacred cause of global independence, on his birth anniversary.

Kim Il Sung was the great leader and eternal sun of not only the Korean people but also the world progressives, the chairman said, and went on:

He was a genius of ideology and theory who clearly indicated the bright way for mankind and ushered in a new era of independence by founding the Juche idea.

He was an outstanding strategist who led to victory the arduous anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle and the Fatherland Liberation War.

Although he passed away, the great exploits he performed for the times and history will be remembered forever.