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Agricultural Workers Mark Anniversary of Election as General Secretary
Pyongyang, October 3 (KCNA) -- A meeting of agricultural workers took place in Unhung-ri, Thaechon County, North Phyongan Province on Thursday on the occasions of the 16th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's election as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the 68th anniversary of the WPK.

A report and speeches were made at the meeting.

They said that Kim Jong Il's election as general secretary of the WPK was a political event which provided a sure guarantee for strengthening the WPK and achieving the victory of the revolutionary cause of Juche.

Kim Jong Il built up the whole party into the vanguard ranks of the Songun revolution which breathe and act, guided by the idea and intension of the leader, and made sure that the party strengthened the blood ties with the masses and looked after the destiny of the people in a responsible manner, thereby enabling the party to take on the perfect looks of the party of President Kim Il Sung, they said, adding:

A turn was made in the efforts to build an economic power and improve the people's living standard and a new history of building a highly civilized socialist country was ushered in under the leadership of the party.

Supreme leader Kim Jong Un has held Kim Jong Il in high esteem as eternal general secretary of the WPK and developed it into the glorious Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il's party.

They called upon organizations of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea to strengthen the work of ideological education and launch a dynamic mass movement. They also called on agricultural workers to make contributions to bringing about a decisive turn in improving the people's living standard and building a thriving nation.

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