The message said:

Please accept my heartfelt congratulations to you on the 85th founding anniversary of the heroic Korean People's Army.

The army of the DPRK is the pride of the Korean people as it reliably guarantees the integrity and firmness of the territorial land, seas and air of the country.

The KPA faithful to the leadership of the DPRK which has modern arms and equipment is fully ready to cope with any provocations of the warmongers and their vassal forces.

All the service personnel from soldiers to generals of the KPA, which was founded in the period of the liberation war fought against the Japanese occupiers, have glorious tradition of unrivalled braveness and tenacity to beat back threats of outside forces violating freedom and independence of the DPRK.

Respected Comrade Marshal, I hope that you would achieve successes in the work to maintain the highest combat capability of the armed forces of the DPRK protecting the labor gains of all the Korean people on the founding anniversary of the KPA.

I wish peaceful sky above the land of Korea.