Pyongyang, August 28 (KCNA) -- Youth and students in the DPRK significantly celebrated Youth Day Sunday.

Senior party and state officials and officials of party and government organs and working people's organizations in Pyongyang and local areas visited the Chollima Steel Complex, the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang Silk Mill, the Pyongyang Kim Won Gyun Conservatory, the Kim Jong Thae Electrical Locomotive Complex, the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex, the Chongsan Cooperative Farm in Kangso District and other industrial establishments, farms and universities and congratulated youth and students.

They together with youth and students laid floral baskets and bouquets and flowers before statues and portraits of smiling President Kim Il Sung and monuments to the revolutionary exploits of the peerlessly great men standing at relevant units and paid tribute to him in humble reverence.

Looking round the rooms for the education in the revolutionary history, the rooms devoted to the history of the units and other places, they were briefed on the immortal exploits performed by the peerlessly great persons and the shining achievements made by the youth and the students.

Senior officials of the party and the state met exemplary officials and members of the youth league and innovators and congratulated them on their achievements and told them to make tangible contributions to the prosperity of the country.

Today youth and students enjoyed performances given by art squads and had sports and amusement games.