The participants observed a moment's silence to the memory of Kim Jong Il.

Taking the floor were Ri Yong Ae, chairwoman of the management board of the Tongbong Co-op Farm in Hamju County of South Hamgyong Province, Om Jong Sil, member of the Unhung Co-op Farm in Thaechon County of North Phyongan Province, Ri Yong Jun, member of the Migok Co-op Farm in Sariwon City of North Hwanghae Province, and Pak Hye Gum, member of the Sodu Farm in Taehongdan County of Ryanggang Province.

They expressed their ardent yearning and deep reverence for Kim Jong Il with their experiences.

He said that young people who volunteered to work at challenging and labor-consuming fields represent a true picture of the young Korean people and had a photo taken with a couple ordinary farmers, considerate of their simple wishes, they said.

The speakers sang a song "Thank You, Fatherly General" with yearning for him who showed great loving care for the DPRK agricultural working people.