Extending heartfelt congratulations on behalf of the C.C., CPRF to Kim Jong Un and the WPK and the Korean people on the 70th founding anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Zyuganov said in the message:

The birth of the DPRK in 1948 is an important political event in the contemporary history.

Over the past seven decades the DPRK has steadily advanced along the road of victory despite the persistent threat by the imperialists.

The DPRK is a model as it has bravely defended the desire for security, independent development and socio-economic justice.

Your country has made admirable achievements in various economic fields under the guidance of Comrades Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, officially recognized leaders, and you, and in recent years registered the development in fields of IT and defense industry and considerably improved the people's standard of living.

We hope that the Korean people will make successes in the struggle for building and strengthening a powerful socialist country in the future, too.