Prior to the meeting held at Nampho Port its participants placed a floral basket before the statue of President Kim Il Sung in the city and paid tribute to him.

Present at the meetings were the captains and crew members of Panamanian-flagged ships "Trade Fortune" and "Ling Hai", Saint Vincent and Grenadines-flagged ship "Venuzs" and a Cambodian-flagged ship.

The speakers at the meeting said that the army and people of the DPRK beat back the armed invasion launched by the U.S.-led imperialist allied forces and defended the country under the leadership of the President in the 1950s.

They referred to the shining victory won by the Korean people in the Fatherland Liberation War thanks to the Juche-oriented military idea, strategy and tactics and outstanding commanding art of the President.

They praised the DPRK for foiling the moves of the imperialists to unleash a new war and making a great contribution to defending the world peace under the wise leadership of General Secretary
Kim Jong Il.

They expressed belief that the Korean people would successfully build a thriving socialist nation of Juche under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il.

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