The message said:

On behalf of the Party, government and people of the DPRK, You, Comrade General Secretary, sent a message of condolence before anyone else to express condolences and sympathy over the death of Comrade Jiang Zemin.

On behalf of the Chinese party, government and people, I express my heartfelt thanks to You and convey the thanks of the bereaved family of Comrade Jiang Zemin.

Comrade Jiang Zemin was an outstanding leader with high prestige recognized by the entire Party and whole army and people of several nations in China, and made an important contribution to consolidating and developing the traditional China-DPRK friendship as a close friend of the Korean Party and people.

Under the new situation, the Chinese side, together with the Korean side, is willing to continue to defend, consolidate and develop the China-DPRK relations with credit, thus making positive contributions to promoting the socialist causes in the two countries, providing happiness to the two peoples and to achieving the regional peace, stability, development and prosperity.

I wish You, Comrade General Secretary, constant and fresh successes in accomplishing the cause of socialist construction of Korea by leading the Korean Party and people.