The statement said:

We will soon commemorate the third anniversary of demise of Kim Jong Il, eternal general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and eternal chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.

Kim Jong Il performed undying feats for the socialist cause.

The greatest exploit he performed in accomplishing the socialist cause was that he defended the destiny of socialism.

The exploit he performed for the socialist cause was also that he ushered in the era of a fresh surge of the socialist cause.

He energetically led the struggle for building a thriving socialist nation.

Under his leadership the DPRK invariably enforced such socialist policies as the free medical healthcare and free education system, built a lot of monumental structures for promoting the people's wellbeing and turned into the ideal society in which the people's desire was translated into reality.

The immortal exploits he performed in accomplishing the socialist cause will always be remembered by progressive mankind.