The Swiss Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, the Switzerland-Korea Committee and the Swiss Group for the Study of the Juche Idea said this in a joint statement made public on July 4 to hail the DPRK's successful test-launch of Hwasong-14.

The statement went on:

The test-launch of Hwasong-14 was successfully conducted under the guidance of respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.

With the test-launch, the DPRK passed through the final gate to rounding off its national nuclear force.

This also serves as a decisive and crucial contribution to defending peace on the Korean peninsula and in the region.

We sincerely congratulate respected Marshal Kim Jong Un, the Party, the state, the army and the people of the DPRK on the successful test-launch of Hwasong-14.