They laid bunches of flowers at the statues of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il in Hamhung City and paid tribute to them.

Attending the meeting were the captain and crew of the Panama-flagged ship DADE DUN HUA.

Speakers praised Kim Il Sung as the most prominent leader in the 20th century and peerlessly great man as he founded the immortal Juche idea and performed undying feats for the Korean revolution and human history.

They said that history knows no such a great man as the President who had taken warm care of the people, enjoying absolute support and trust from them and led the cause of independence against imperialism and the cause of socialism to victory all his life.

They stressed that the President would be always alive in the hearts of the world's progressives as he made gigantic contributions to the country and the people, the era and the history with his profound ideas and theories, unusual leadership ability and gigantic revolutionary practice.

A letter to respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un was adopted at the meeting.