The message said that they would soon greet the 78th birth anniversary of Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission.

It noted that the Korean people have advanced along the road of creation, achieved brilliant successes in the fields of science, industry and culture and put the country's defence capabilities on a new stage under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.

The message wished the Korean people great successes in accomplishing the cause of socialist construction, saying that thanks to Kim Jong Un's ceaseless efforts the working people of the DPRK are confidently building a prosperous socialist society and vigorously advancing along the road of socialist development true to the behests of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il.