At the meetings, reporters and speakers said that the Supreme Leader's New Year Address serves as a signpost for constant innovations and progress as it helps put the overall might of the country on a new stage of development by frustrating the challenges of the hostile forces making last-ditch efforts to deprive the DPRK of its rights to independence, existence and development and a banner inspiring the army and people with the confidence in sure victory.

They called for making a breakthrough in reenergizing the overall economic front this year when the country is to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK and bringing about a radical turn in the improvement of the people's standard of living.