It was attended by Hwang Pyong So, Pak Pong Ju, Choe Ryong Hae and other senior officials of the Party, state and army, the chairperson of a friendly party, officials of the Party and armed forces organs, the Cabinet, working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions, service personnel of the Korean People's Army and the Korean People's Internal Security Forces, officials of the institutions and industrial establishments of different levels, working people and youth and students in the city and overseas compatriots.

Pak Pong Ju, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK, read out a statement released by the Nuclear Weapons Institute of the DPRK.

Kim Ki Nam, vice-chairman of the C.C., the WPK, Yun Tong Hyon, vice-minister of the People's Armed Forces, Jang Chol, president of the State Academy of Sciences, and Jon Yong Nam, first secretary of the Central Committee of the youth league, made congratulatory speeches at the rally.

The speakers said that the recent successful explosion test of nuclear warhead marked an event of special significance as it guaranteed the eternal prosperity and security of the great Paektusan power and a historic exciting event of the nation which instilled confidence in the final victory and optimism into all the service personnel and civilians in the vigorous campaign to build a powerful socialist country.

They said that signal successes being made in the field of national defence industry represent a praiseworthy victory won thanks to the energetic leadership and patriotic devotion of Marshal Kim Jong Un.

It is the immutable principle the army and people of the DPRK learned in the confrontation with the imperialists and the U.S. for the last several decades that the vicious hostile policy and war moves of the imperialists should be countered only with the toughest counteractions and merciless and prompt strikes.

The U.S. is now talking a torrent of nonsense, persistently resorting to the sanctions and pressure against the DPRK over its justifiable nuclear warhead explosion test, but it is nothing but ridiculous jargons made by those who are fear-stricken by the tremendous nuclear capability of the DPRK, they noted, calling on all service personnel and civilians to devotedly defend the C.C., the WPK headed by Kim Jong Un and the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun and work unprecedented fresh miracles in the drive for recovering from the flood damage that hit the northern areas of North Hamgyong Province and thus conclude the 200-day campaign of loyalty with shining victory.

They declared that all service personnel would make a decisive and strong retaliatory strike at the enemies, should they show a slight sign of moves to impair the independent dignity and prestige of the state.

They said that the young people should make successive charge, uninterrupted advance and innovations, holding high the slogan of "Let us fully demonstrate the resourcefulness and gallantry of the heroic youth in the general offensive for building a powerful socialist country!" and thus make hurrah of the drive for creating new legendary tales about hero youth heard without interruption.

They called for settling scientific and technological problems arising in the building of an economic power on the highest level through a high-pitched drive for breaking through the cutting edge science and technology.

They underscored the need to work hard to build a powerful socialist country of Juche, a paradise for the people, on this land as soon as possible, united close around Kim Jong Un.