As he arrived at the venue of photo session, the participants enthusiastically welcomed him.

He again highly appreciated the heroic feats of the scientists, technicians, workers and officials in the field of national defence industry who displayed the independent dignity of Juche Korea and the indomitable spirit of its strong people and devotedly safeguarded the absolute authority of the Workers' Party of Korea.

He expressed the hope and conviction that those in the field of national defence science would develop and round off the strongest strategic weapons, Juche weapons, in larger quantity more quickly on a higher level and thus fulfill their honorable duty as standard-bearers and pace-setters who take the lead in carrying out the Party's strategic plan for building a nuclear power. He then had a photo session with them.

Present there were Ri Man Gon and Ri Pyong Chol.