Present there were Choe Thae Bok, Kim Jung Rin, Yang Hyong Sop and leading officials of working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions and officials of institutions, industrial establishments and cooperative farms, labor heroes and innovators and more than 100,000 citizens in Pyongyang.

Choe Yong Rim, chief secretary of the Pyongyang City Committee of the WPK, in his report said that the joint calls comprehensively indicating the tasks for winning a victory in the great drive to build a thriving nation serve as a militant banner arousing all the servicepersons and people once again to a gigantic campaign for a final victory.

He said that General Secretary Kim Jong Il has provided ceaseless field guidance to the sites for effecting a great surge since the outset of the new year with his firm will to bring about a drastic turn in improving the people's standard of living this significant year, too.

He called on all the citizens to firmly defend and eternally glorify the undisputed authority of Kim Jong Il and his undying Songun leadership feats, cherishing the great pride and honor of living close to him and become genuine Songun revolutionary fighters and comrades following his forced march while sharing the same idea and determination and keeping pace with him.

All the officials, party members and other working people should learn from the ideas and spirits of the workers and technicians of the February 8 Vinalon Complex, who made a great leap forward in the production and construction with the might of self-reliance and brought about a great auspicious event to the whole country and thus make the waves of the drive to push back the frontiers of science and technology sweep it.

Representatives of people of various strata in their speeches said that the servicepersons and people are sure to emerge victors thanks to the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il and the might of their single-minded unity behind the headquarters of the revolution, calling upon all the officials, party members and other working people to glorify the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the WPK as a grand political festival for demonstrating the heroic spirit of Kim Il Sung's Korea in hearty response to the great Party's calls.