He looked round the monument to the great Generalissimo Kim Jong Il's field guidance to the farm and learned in detail about how the farm has carried out his behests.

The farm is a patriotic legacy left by the Generalissimo as he chose a good site for it and named it "Pyongyang Catfish Farm" when its construction was completed, he said.

He recalled that Kim Jong Il went round production processes for hours and gave precious instructions for developing the pisciculture in a Korean way during his visit to the farm in September 2009, saying that the farm is a major base of supply service for Pyongyangites.

Our country has solid foundations for pisciculture built thanks to the energetic leadership of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il, he said, stressing that in order to make fish-breeding bases, built with much effort, pay off substantially, it is important to accept the Party's policy of developing the pisciculture with heart and push forward this work perseveringly.

The Pyongyang Catfish Farm should actively contribute to making the hot wind of pisciculture prevail in the country by bringing about a great innovation in fish farming, he said, adding: Then it can be a people's favorite farm as desired by Kim Jong Il.

And he said that a mosaic depicting smiling Kim Jong Il should be erected in the compound of the farm to convey the undying exploits he performed to make a new history of catfish farming in the country.

Then, he went round the combined production control room, spawning ground and indoor and outdoor ponds of the farm to learn about its production and advanced tasks to be carried out by the farm.

He referred in detail to the problems arising in production and management such as matters of giving play to the mental power of employees and improving their living conditions, perfectly establishing the integrated production system, building up the scientific and technical forces, intensifying the technical study among employees, exchanging among different units the good experience gained in pisciculture and enhancing the role of scientific research field.

It is the Party's will to turn the Pyongyang Catfish Farm into a model and standard farm for the pisciculture field of the country, he said, adding he would dispatch competent designing and construction forces for its modernization.

Saying that the Party's expectation for the farm is very great, he expressed belief that its officials and employees would lead the country in catfish farming.

He was accompanied by Secretary Choe Ryong Hae, Department Director An Jong Su and First Vice Department Director Ri Jae Il of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.