Upon arrival, they had emotional reunions with teachers, schoolchildren and parents in the province amid warm welcome of its inhabitants.

Ryu Jong Chol, secretary of the Ryanggang Provincial Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, told KCNA:

"The recent celebrations were a significant grand gathering of the KCU members, provided thanks to the dear respected Kim Jong Un's noble outlook on posterity and his deep loving care.

We, the KCU delegates, were blessed with all happiness in the world. We had the celebrations in the presence of Kim Jong Un and had a photo session with him, as well.

We are now determined to live up to his deep trust and loving care."

The parents of Jon Song A, a student of Happho branch under Kwangsan Secondary School in Phungso County, said:

"We could hardly repress our feelings when seeing on TV our daughter present at the significant gathering with the dear respected Kim Jong Un.

It is the greatest event ever in the history of our mountainous village.

All the villagers burst out into cheers when Kim Jong Un was delivering a congratulatory speech at the joint national meeting of KCU organizations.

We will always remain intensely loyal to Kim Jong Un."

Kim Song Hyok, a student at Yonam Secondary School in Paekam County, said:

"I will always remember those happy days spent amid the blessings of all the people.

Under the slogan 'Let us learn for prosperous Korea,' I will study hard and hard to be a world-famous inventor and scientist, with the dear respected Kim Jong Un's teachings deep in my mind.

This is the unanimous pledge of all KCU members, I think."

Choe Sun Ae, a teacher at Kapsan Primary School in Kapsan County, said that Kim Jong Un is the sun for 3 million KCU members, expressing her resolve to devote all her life to instilling Kim Jong Il's patriotism into the mind of pupils."