The celebrations held with splendour on the occasion of the 80th founding anniversary of the glorious Workers' Party of Korea were recorded in the history of the country as a grand political festival which demonstrated to the whole world once again the absolute dignity and might of the Party and the state shining in the century and gave full play to the ardent trust in and loyalty to the Party of all the people across the country.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, congratulated on October 12 the participants in the celebrations and members of support teams who made a contribution to splendidly celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK through the military parade, grand mass gymnastics and artistic performance and public and torchlight processions which depicted in a grand epic style the immortal revolutionary exploits of the WPK and saw the grand mass gymnastics and artistic performance "Long Live the Workers' Party of Korea" together with them.

When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un took the platform, all the participants broke into stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" with the great excitement of having the honour of meeting again the supreme representative of the great Party dignified with invincibility and the DPRK, the glorious socialist motherland, and the dear leader of the Korean people.

Kim Jong Un extended warm congratulations to all the participants who splendidly celebrated the 80th founding anniversary of the great Party with ardent loyalty and patriotism.

Taking the platform were commanding officers, officials and creators who made a contribution to the preparations for the successful celebrations of the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK.

Prior to the performance, Kim Jong Un expressed thanks to all the participants in the celebrations and members of support teams, saying:

Esteemed Pyongyang citizens,

Our admirable students and young people,