The message says 2013 was a historic year which witnessed again the striking demonstration of the outstanding leadership of Kim Jong Un, identical to Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, and his personality as a peerlessly great man and a vivid expression of the will of all Koreans to deeply trust and follow him as the top leader of the nation.

The message goes on:

You have further bolstered up the war deterrent for self-defence, consolidated the position of the world's military power and protected peace on the Korean Peninsula and the destiny of the Koreans by frustrating all reckless military provocations and moves of the U.S. and its followers to stifle the DPRK by dint of Songun.

By sending a historic appeal last year you gave full play to the mental power of the service personnel and the people in the north, achieving marvelous successes in building a socialist economic power and improving the people's living standard and making sure that unprecedented miracles and innovations were brought about in all fields of the building of a highly civilized socialist nation in the 21st century including Juche-oriented architecture, sports, science and technology and arts.

Last year you demonstrated the dignity and might of the nation before the whole world with your great idea, outstanding leadership and personality as a great man and opened up a bright prospect for building a thriving nation, achieving the country's reunification and accomplishing the human cause of independence. These immortal feats performed by you will always go down in the history of the country.

The message reiterated the will to intensify the dynamic struggle to implement the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration, regarding the idea and ways of the country's reunification indicated by you as invariable guidelines, and resolutely frustrate the war moves of the U.S. and pro-U.S. sycophantic traitorous forces opposed to them and their schemes to escalate the confrontation with compatriots.