The letter said the festival made a great contribution to boosting the bonds among people and artistes of various countries of the world and thus demonstrating again with pride its good tradition, noble idea and great vitality.

During the days of the festival, we joined the Korean people in significantly celebrating the Day of the Sun, the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, and were admired to witness for ourselves the their heroic struggle, it noted, and continued:

We are pleased that the festival was successfully held thanks to the sincere efforts of the Korean people and the festival organizing committee.

The letter extended thanks to Kim Jong Un for having taken meticulous care of the participants of the festival so that it was held with splendor though very busy leading the building of a thriving nation.

President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il will always be remembered by the progressives of the world and the festival will steadily develop into a grand international art festival thanks to the leadership of Kim Jong Un, the letter concluded.