Present there together with him were Pak Pong Ju, Choe Thae Bok, O Kuk Ryol, Kwak Pom Gi, Mun Kyong Dok, Ro Tu Chol, Kim Yong Jin, Han Kwang Bok and chief secretaries of the WPK Provincial Committees.

Noting the national meeting of scientists and technicians offered an important occasion in turning the DPRK into a knowledge-based economic power by rapidly developing the science and technology of the country, he warmly congratulated the participants on the successful meeting charged with a high degree of enthusiasm before having a photo session with them.

He expressed the belief that the scientists and technicians would bear in mind their mission entrusted by the Party and the country and greatly contribute to accelerating the building of a socialist thriving nation and demonstrating the dignity and might of Kim Il Sung's and Kim Jong Il's Korea with scientific and technological achievements.

All the participants pledged themselves to devotedly work for the country's scientific and technological development in line with the WPK's policy of attaching importance to science and technology, well aware of the deep trust of Kim Jong Un.