The chairman in the message extended congratulations to

Kim Jong Un upon his election as general secretary of the WPK on behalf of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and on his own behalf.

The message said that his election by the delegates to its 8th Congress with unanimous approval is a reflection of the fervent aspiration of all the working people of the DPRK who are convinced of the Party leadership of the young and energetic statesman personifying the wisdom of President

Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il, the preceding leaders of the DPRK, and the spirit of the builders of today's socialist Korea.

It noted that the 8th Congress of the WPK will be recorded in the history of the DPRK as an important milestone in the course of the development of the DPRK for building socialism peculiar to it on the basis of the Juche idea and the principle of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

It stressed that the Juche idea definitely proved its creative might in the whole historic course of the DPRK which has developed into an advanced country in the Asia-Pacific region.

Wishing Kim Jong Un good health, it hoped that he would consolidate the unity of the Party ranks centered on the general line of the WPK and successfully implement the decision made at the 8th Congress of the WPK.