Present there senior party, state and army officials including Kim Yong Nam and Pak Pong Ju, chairperson of a friendly party, war veteran delegates and officials of the party and armed forces organs, working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions.

Present there on invitation were the delegation of the People's Republic of China and other foreign delegations and delegates, foreign guests, delegations of overseas compatriots, compatriots abroad and the chief of the Pyongyang mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front.

Kim Yong Nam and Pak Pong Ju made speeches there.

The speakers said that the immortal exploits the great Generalissimo Kim Il Sung performed by winning the victory in the war would go down in the history of the country as he worked unprecedented military miracles in the world history of war.

They went on:

The Korean people have won victory after victory in fierce confrontation with the U.S. imperialists without gunfire and demonstrated the dignity and might of Songun Korea before the whole world as they held the great Generalissimo Kim Jong Il in high esteem.

They have firmly protected the sovereignty of the country and immensely glorified the history of war victory under the wise leadership of Marshal Kim Jong Un.

We will finally conclude the confrontation with the U.S. in the same spirit as our army and people defended the country in the 1950s and accomplish the historic cause of national reunification, long-cherished desire of the nation, they concluded.

On the same day similar receptions were given in each city (district) and county.