Present there were Premier Pak Pong Ju, Presidium member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, senior party and state officials, officials of party and power organs, working people's organizations, industrial establishments, cooperative farms, labor innovators and other working people in Pyongyang.

Kim Su Gil, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and chairman of the Pyongyang City Committee of the WPK, made a report.

The reporter said the respected Supreme Leader's New Year Address serves as important guidelines instilling confidence in the sure victory of the revolutionary cause of Juche and optimism into the Korean people and clearly indicating the path to be taken by them and as a banner inspiring the army and people to the general offensive for making new upsurge and innovation in all sectors of building a socialist power.

He called on all officials and Party members and other working people to turn out in the all-people struggle to foil the last-ditch challenge by the hostile forces and put the overall power of the DPRK on a new stage of development by holding high the revolutionary slogan "Let us launch a revolutionary general offensive to achieve fresh victory on all fronts of building a powerful socialist country!" this year marking the 70th birthday of the DPRK, the glorious motherland.

He underlined the need for them to get united more firmly around the great Party and stage a more dynamic struggle to hasten the final victory of the Juche revolution according to the blueprint unfolded by the Supreme Leader in his New Year Address.

Pledge-taking speeches were made.

The speakers reiterated their resolution to thoroughly carry out this year's tasks set forth by the Party without fail by cherishing the truth that the plan and determination of the Party Central Committee just mean science, truth and practice and giving fullest play to the spirit of devotedly implementing the Party polices and the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and fortitude.

Then there was a procession of the participants.