Present there were the captain and crewmen of a Panamanian-flagged ship.

Speeches were made there.

The speakers said that Kim Jong Il enforced the original Songun politics, defending the socialist country and providing an eternal firm foundation for the happiness of the Korean people.

Kim Jong Il passed away on a running train while conducting energetic activities on a forced march of high intensity for field guidance, they said, adding that his revolutionary life was totally dedicated to the prosperity of the country and its people's happiness.

A letter to the dear respected Kim Jong Un was adopted at the meeting.

On December 17, they laid bunches of flowers before a mosaic portraying smiling President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Nampho City and paid tribute to them.

They also watched Korean film "DPRK Declares in Bitter Tears."