He congratulated the space conquerors who contributed to significantly celebrating the February spring holiday by launching the satellite shining with the august name of leader Kim Jong Il into the space and provided the people turning out as one toward the glorious May with the laurel of victory and had a photo session with them.

At the end of the session, he waved his hand to the participants shouting hurrah with excitement.

He expressed expectation and belief that the participants would bring about uninterrupted miracles and innovations in the researches for the development of the nation's space science and technology and discharge their duty as pacesetters and standard-bearers in carrying out the party's policy of attaching importance to science and technology.

He was accompanied by Ri Man Gon and Pak To Chun.