Meetings for conveying gifts sent by General Secretary Kim Jong Il took place at units of the KPA.

Members of the delegations conveyed to servicepersons news of the rear where a great surge is being effected in the efforts to improve the standard of people's living and handed the aid materials prepared by people with sincerity. They congratulated the servicepersons on the army day.

Servicepersons showed the road covered by their units with pride and their training, fully armed with the spirit of devotedly defending the leader and the country.

Members of the delegations looked round educational rooms, bedrooms, mess halls, non-staple food stores, soldiers' halls and other places.

Then they had sports and amusement games and art performances together with servicepersons.

They heard stories from the soldiers who set examples in combat and political trainings and conveyed to them the wishes of the people to see them glorifying their military service with exploits as befitting soldiers of Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il.

The soldiers reiterated their faith and will to guarantee the building of a thriving nation of Juche with arms, bearing in mind the wishes of the country and people, and deal a merciless blow at the aggressors, should they ignite another war on this land.