The statement said that Generalissimo Kim Jong Il inspected the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of the Korean People's Army on August 25, 1960, a solemn declaration of succession to the revolutionary cause of Songun.

He performed undying exploits by weathering out the stern tempest of history with his outstanding idea and extraordinary leadership for a long period since he started the Songun revolution, true to the noble intention of President Kim Il Sung.

When the Korean revolution faced the worst trial, Kim Jong Il formulated the Songun politics as a main political mode under socialism and comprehensively embodied it.

He developed the Korean People's Army into an invincible revolutionary army.

The 55th anniversary of his start of the Songun revolutionary leadership carries greater significance as it is being greeted by the Korean people at a time when they celebrate the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation achieved by them through an anti-Japanese armed struggle under the leadership of Kim Il Sung.