The President embarked on the road of revolution in his teens, founded the Juche idea reflecting the popular masses' desire for independence and the requirements of the times and wisely led the cause of liberating the country and building the party, army and state and the Fatherland Liberation War, thus performing undying feats for the country and its people, times and history, the statement said, and went on:

The DPRK has turned into an invincible power thanks to Kim Il Sung who successfully applied the Juche idea to the revolution and construction and wisely led the popular masses.

The DPRK, once eclipsed in the international arena as a weak nation under colonial rule a century ago, is demonstrating its might as a politico-ideological power, military power, nuclear weapons state and satellite manufacturer and launcher. This is the shining fruition of his wise guidance.

I pay my highest regard to Comrade Kim Il Sung, the eternal leader of the Korean people.