Attending it were Kim Jae Ryong, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, member of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and premier of the Cabinet, Kim Tok Hun, vice-chairman of the C.C., WPK, and cadres of the Party and government, officials of the Cabinet, commissions, ministries and national institutions, educational institutions and provincial, city and county Party and power organs, officials in the field of forest restoration and land and environment protection and officials concerned.

Present there were Army General Kim Jong Gwan, minister of the People's Armed Forces, and other officials of organs of the People's Armed Forces.

The meeting analyzed and reviewed the successes and lessons in the work for the forest restoration campaign and general mobilization for land administration last year and discussed the measures to bring about a substantial upsurge in this year's work.

Multimedia programs on the forest restoration campaign and general mobilization for land administration of last year were shown at the meeting.

The meeting touched upon shortcomings in last year's forest restoration and general mobilization for land administration.

Speakers stressed the need to put the production of saplings on a higher scientific, industrial and intensive basis at mother tree nurseries across the country, develop forest science and technology and continue to direct efforts to tree planting and preservation and management.

They also stressed the need to pay due attention to education and scientific researches for solving issue of the natural and environmental protection our own way and for relevant unit to strengthen surpervision and control over the phenomena harmful to the ecological environment and environmental protection.