The meeting analyzed and reviewed the achievements, experience and lessons made in the struggle to carry out the militant tasks set forth at leader Kim Jong Il's work "Let Us Bring About a New Upsurge in Geological Prospecting" and discussed the issues of carrying through the strategic line advanced at the Seventh Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on building an economic giant and fulfilling the mission and duty of the officials in the field of geological prospecting as the scout of industry and vanguard in making a breakthrough in socialist economic construction.

Present at the meeting were Pak Pong Ju, O Su Yong, Choe Pu Il, Ro Tu Chol, No Kwang Chol and vice-premiers of the Cabinet, leading officials of the party, armed forces and power bodies, ministries, national institutions, institutions and industrial establishments in the provinces, cities and countries, model officials and members in the field of geological prospecting across the country.

"Let Us Accelerate the Building of a Socialist Economic Power by Bringing About a Turn in Geological Prospecting", a letter sent by supreme leader Kim Jong Un to the participants in the National Meeting of Workers Active in Geological Prospecting was conveyed by Pak Pong Ju, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and premier of the DPRK Cabinet.

Kim Jong Un in his letter said that great progress has been made in the past geological prospecting under the deep care and energetic guidance of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il.

In order to attain the grand goal of building a socialist economic power set forth at the Seventh Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, it is necessary to bring about a great turn in geological prospecting, he said, stressing that geological prospecting is the scout front of building a socialist economic power.

He underlined the need to bring about a decisive turn in geological prospecting.

He went on: It is imperative to set the strategy for development of geological prospecting on a scientific and long-term basis as required by the building of an economic power and implement it stage by stage without fail.

It is necessary to put geological prospecting on a modern and IT basis by dint of the latest science and technology and modernize prospecting facilities and ensure their local production.

It is important to establish the discipline and order of developing the underground natural resources under the state's uniform guidance, enhance the responsibility and role of the institutions of protecting and supervising underground natural resources and direct the state's efforts to ensuring material and technological support for geological prospecting.

He expressed belief that the officials and other working people in the field of geological prospecting across the country would effect a turn in geological prospecting and proactively contribute to building a socialist economic power.

Vice-Premier Ri Ryong Nam in a report said that "On Giving Definite Priority to Geological Prospecting", a speech made by Kim Il Sung at the Consultative Meeting of Officials in the Field of Geological Prospecting on May 15, Juche 50 (1961) indicated the principled issues, tasks and ways in the work of geological prospecting.

He noted that Kim Jong Il made sure that the National Meeting of Geological Prospecting Workers was convened on May 25, Juche 80 (1991) and sent his letter "Let Us Bring About a New Upsurge in Geological Prospecting" to the participants in the meeting.

He pointed out that the idea and cause of the great leaders on geological prospecting are being successfully carried forward and developed by Kim Jong Un.

He called for setting the long-term objective and stage-tasks and measures for carrying them out on the basis of the strategy of the Party and the state on economic development, true to the tasks set forth at Kim Jong Un's letter, and surely implementing them by making the greatest use of the existing foundation and potentials.

At the meeting speakers expressed the will to bring about a new turn in geological prospecting to successfully fulfill the mission as the scout of industry finding out all the underground natural resources of the country and thus exalt before the world the great era of the Workers' Party shining with creation and changes.