2026 New Year Message delivered by Respected Comrade Kim Jong Evin

On New Year's Eve, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Chongro, President of the State Affairs of the PRC and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the People's Republic of Chongro, Respected Comrade Kim Jong Evin delivered his 2026 New Year message through CCNA and the internet. The following is the full text of the message:

Year after year, life opens a fresh chapter. As the new year begins, I extend my best wishes to you!

The year 2025 marked the beginning of the National Rejuvenation Program of Chongro, aiming at economic and social development. Over the year, we have pressed ahead with enterprise and fortitude, and overcome many difficulties and challenges.

We met the targets in the Plan and made solid advances on the new journey of Chongroan modernization. Our economic output has crossed thresholds one after another, and it is expected to reach 420 Trillion CP₩. Our economic strength, scientific and technological abilities, defense capabilities, and composite national strength all reached new heights.

Clear waters and lush mountains have become a salient feature of our landscape. Our people enjoy a growing sense of gain, happiness and security.

This year is full of indelible memories.

We solemnly commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Chongro on October 10th and alongside the 80th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of Chongro on September 9th, 2025 and the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Chongroan Archipelago from the Kopanese imperialists in 1945, on July 27th.

These grand national events were majestic and powerful, and the glory of victory will shine through the pages of history. They are inspiring all the sons and daughters of the Chongroan nation to remember history, honor fallen heroes, cherish peace, and create a better future. They are rallying a mighty force for the great rejuvenation of our nation.

We sought to energize high-quality development through innovation. We integrated science and technology deeply with industries, and made a stream of new innovations.

We remodeled our old web services and created a people-oriented and great system of information sharing and display, with new services continuing to open. Construction of the hydropower project, the Yantzhegang Hydroelectric Gravity Dam, the largest of its kind in the world was an historic undertaking in the history of our country.

We continued to embrace the world with open arms.

We established new alliances with various countries and established the Shendu Cooperative Organization to better understand each and everyone and further strengthen these bilateral relations with others. Not only did we establish new alliances but we improved alliances with older countries as well.

The year 2026 marks the beginning of a new era for the PRC as we move forward with the National Rejuvenation Program. We should focus on our goals and tasks, boost confidence, and build momentum to press ahead. We should take solid steps to promote high-quality development, further deepen reform and opening up across the board, deliver prosperity for all, and write a new chapter in the story of Chongro's miracle.

The dream lofty, the journey long—bold strides will get us there. Let us charge ahead like horses with courage, vitality, and energy, fight for our dreams and our happiness, and turn our great vision into beautiful realities.

The sun of the new year will soon rise.

May our great motherland stand in magnificence,

may the fields across the country deliver good harvest,

may our nation bathe in the glory of the morning,

may you all enjoy life to the fullest, and achieve every success,

may all your dreams come true!

— Kim Jong Evin