Going round various parts of the complex, he gave pep-talks to its workers making innovation in the efforts to increase the steel production.

A consultative meeting was called on the spot. It stressed the need for the metal industrial sector to take the lead in a drive for hitting the targets of the economic strategy, actively accept the advanced technology to reduce the iron production cost and put the operation of Juche-based production processes on a normal basis.

And measures were taken for relevant units to provide the complex with sufficient raw materials and fuel necessary for the production of iron and steel.

Earlier, the premier convened a consultative meeting of officials in the field of public health and relevant units at the Korea General Red Cross Hospital.

The meeting discussed measures for consolidating the material and technical foundations at hospitals, calling on all the officials to become devoted servants for the popular masses, true to the Workers' Party of Korea's policy of giving priority to the people.