Attending them were leading officials of local party and power bodies, economic organs and working people's organizations, working people from all walks of life and youth and students.

Reporters and speakers at the rallies stressed that the joint calls are a militant banner arousing all the servicepersons and people to the general offensive as they indicated the tasks for the victory in the gigantic drive to build a great prosperous and powerful nation.

To improve the people's standard of living is an important work for implementing the behests of President Kim Il Sung and carrying into reality General Secretary Kim Jong Il's ideals which are to make the Korean people enjoy all blessings under the socialist system, they said, expressing the resolution to bring about a decisive turn in the improvement of people's standard of living this significant year by giving free rein to the mental power of the masses.

They underlined the need for the party members and other working people to make collective innovations at every worksite, bearing deep in mind the militant appeal of the WPK that calls for adorning this year marking the 65th birthday of the WPK as a year of great changes to be specially recorded in the history of the country and as a year of prosperity in which the people enjoy happiness to the full.