According to it, the meeting was attended by Premier Pak Pong Ju and members of the Cabinet.

Present there were leading officials of institutions under the Cabinet, directors of its management bureaus, chairpersons of the provincial, city and county people's committees, chairpersons of the provincial rural economy committees, chairmen of the provincial regional planning commissions, directors of the provincial management bureaus of food and consumer goods industries and managers of major industrial establishments as observers.

The meeting reviewed the implementation of the first quarterly year plan of the national economy for carrying out the militant tasks set forth by Marshal Kim Jong Un in his New Year Address and discussed the measure for the second quarter of the year.

Vice-Premier and Chairman of the State Planning Commission Ro Tu Chol made a report at the meeting to be followed by speeches.

The meeting referred to the achievements made in carrying out the behests of leader Kim Jong Il and implementing the first quarterly year plan of the national economy and the state budget.

The field of mining industry increased the production of iron ores and realized the local production of glass fibre, laying the foundation for self-supporting economy.

The agricultural field opened a prospect for achieve the goal for the grain production set forth by the party despite difficult conditions for farming due to last year's severe drought.

The field of light industry produced and supplied quality school uniforms and school things to students of universities and colleges and new primary school children across the country and worked hard to supply lots of confectionery to children and students.

The field of coal industry produced more 323 000 tons of coal than the same period of last year and achievements were made in the field of fisheries.

The plan of state budgetary revenue was overfulfiled by 8 percent and all provinces, cities and counties overfulfiled the plan of local budgetary revenue.

The reporter and speakers said that all these achievements are the proud fruition of the energetic leadership of Kim Jong Un.

The meeting seriously analyzed and reviewed wrongdoings and discussed the tasks and ways to be fulfilled in the second quarterly year.

It said that the main tasks facing the Cabinet in the second quarterly year are to continue pushing forward the work for carrying out the behests of Kim Jong Il and, at the same time, increase the power production at thermal power stations, step up the work to put the metal industry on a Juche basis and focus all efforts to farming work.

The meeting underlined the need to take the behests of Kim Jong Il as the lifeline, key point, and thoroughly carry out them without an inch of deflection and concession.

It called for turning out as one in the efforts to bring about fundamental turn in improving the people's living standard, channeling efforts into putting the metal industry on a Juche basis and increasing electricity power to effect a great surge in the production of all sectors of national economy.

It advanced concrete tasks for learning major projects on a regular basis and supplying equipment, raw materials and funds in good time.

The meeting adopted Cabinet decisions "'On correctly fulfilling on DPRK state budget for Juche 104 (2015)', ordinance of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly" and "On correctly fulfilling the cash distribution plan for Juche 104 (2015)".