Present there were Premier Pak Pong Ju and members of the Cabinet.

Leading officials of the organs under the Cabinet, directors of its management bureaus, chairpersons of the provincial, city and county people's committees, the provincial rural economy committees and the provincial regional planning commissions, directors of the provincial food and essential goods production management bureaus and managers of major industrial establishments were present as observers.

The meeting discussed "On thoroughly carrying out the important tasks set forth by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un in his New Year Address".

Pak Pong Ju made a report at the meeting to be followed by speeches.

The reporter and speakers said that last year the service personnel and people of the DPRK, closely rallied around Kim Jong Un, exalted the brilliance of the ideas and cause of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il, extraordinarily strengthened the political and ideological might of our revolutionary ranks and the capabilities for self-defence, achieved proud successes in the drives for building an economic power and improving the people's standard of living and took a big step forward for building a highly civilized socialist nation by creating the "Masikryong speed".

The meeting referred to the great advance made on all fronts for building a thriving socialist nation last year.

The production on all indices of products increased last year compared with the previous year: Production of Juche iron increased by 28 percent, cement 14 percent, iron ore 6 percent, electricity 4 percent and coal 3 percent. Many successes were achieved in implementing the state budget.

The meeting set forth tasks and ways to be fulfilled by the Cabinet this year.

The sectors of agriculture, construction and science and technology should hold the torch of innovations in the van and all the fields of national economy including the vanguard sectors and basic industrial sectors should make fresh innovations.

In order to raise a fierce wind of making a fresh leap forward on all fronts for building a thriving socialist nation, all officials should organize undertakings in a big way with absolute loyalty to the Party, a high sense of responsibility for their work and fervent zeal, and strive with unflinching perseverance to implement the Party's plans and intentions without fail.

A relevant decision was adopted at the meeting.