The national meeting of scientists and technicians serves as an important occasion for thoroughly implementing the Workers' Party of Korea's idea of attaching importance to science and technology and developing the country's science and technology by leaps and bounds to turn the country into a knowledge-based economic power, the editorial says, and goes on:

The drive for building a thriving socialist nation on this land, true to the idea and cause of Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, is calling for giving full play to the might of science and technology.

The participants in the meeting are precious assets of the party and the most valuable talents of the country who performed great feats in the drive of building a thriving nation.

The successes made by them differ from one another, but the secret of them lies in their will to devotedly carry out the party's idea and line.

The scientists and technicians achieved great victory in the efforts to demonstrate the dignity of Songun Korea, in line with the party's idea that one should keep one's feet firmly planted on one's land and look out over the world.

All the officials, party members and other working people should keep in their mind the intention of the party in organizing the national meeting of scientists and technicians and work hard to thoroughly implement the idea of attaching importance to science and technology of the party.