The NATA, founded on April 1, Juche 102 (2013) in accordance with the space development policy of the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government, has steadily guided the country's space conquer activities for over ten years, he said, and went on:

In the period, the work for introducing the application technology into the building-up of national defence and economy and the improvement of the people's living standards was actively pushed forward, after making a multi-functional and high-performance satellite and solving many technological problems related to satellite control and operation in our own way.

Last year, the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 was successfully launched as a part of the efforts for attaining the immediate and long-term goals of the Party's policy of conquering space. As a result, a big stride was made in bolstering up the national defence capability and this year, too, the launching of several reconnaissance satellites is expected.

Scientists and technologists have made a series of successes in the research into core space science and technology with their extraordinary creative spirit and practical ability.

The development of space industry is of great significance in building a powerful socialist country where the rapid development is firmly guaranteed by up-to-date science and technology and, accordingly, the need for space development and use is increasing as days go by.

For the accelerated development of space, the DPRK government is aimed at carrying out advanced and valuable space development projects ahead of others in the light of the strategic interests of the state at the present stage and building a space power by steadily expanding the successes.

In keeping with setting it as a priority task for the state space development to possess weather observation satellite, earth observation satellite and communications satellite, the NATA is pushing ahead with the work to apply space sci-tech achievements in various sectors including agriculture, fishery, meteorological observation, communication, resource exploration, land management and disaster prevention.

The work for dynamically pushing ahead with the growth of space industry is brisk in all fields under the nationwide, all-society and all-people concern and support.

Seminars on space science and technology, which are serving as important occasions in developing space science and technology, have been regularly held to consolidate the successes made in the field of space science and technology and to open up a new scientific field of key importance in space development and use.

Faculties and departments related to space including aerospace, space observation and satellite communication have been established at higher education units and reserve creative talents are trained to make a positive contribution to the development of the country's space industry.

Institutes and laboratories specializing in developing various kinds of working satellites were established at Kim Il Sung University and Kim Chaek University of Technology and research units related to space were formed at the State Academy of Sciences and universities to make thorough preparations for disastrous weather, effectively protect and use the resources of the country and accelerate the scientific development of the national economy.

We will surely build a space power by putting sustained spurs to the independent development of space, bearing in mind that the growth of the space industry is a key element and a demonstration of the comprehensive national power in exploring a shortcut to securing the position of a world-class economic and sci-tech power.