It was attended by captains and crew members of a Malta-flagged ship and Panama-flagged ships.

Speakers at the meeting highly praised the President as the greatest man who fathered the immortal Juche idea and led the Korean revolution and socialist construction to victory.

The President performed great exploits on behalf of the times and history and for the cause of global independence, always finding himself among people, they stressed and went on:

The revolutionary cause of Juche started by the President has been successfully carried forward by Kim Jong Il.

The DPRK's successful putting of the satellite Kwangmyongsong-2 into orbit at one go is the fruition of the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.

A letter to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.

Prior to the meeting, they laid a floral basket and bouquets before the statue of the President standing in Nampho City and paid tribute to him.