A national oratorical contest took place at the People's Palace of Culture Wednesday.

Present there were officials of ministries and national institutions and officials and other working people in Pyongyang.

Performers highly praised the immortal exploits of President Kim Il Sung who founded the WPK and developed it into the staff of revolution and those of General Secretary Kim Jong Il who built it into the party of the President and a powerful guiding force and laid an eternal foundation for building a rich and powerful country.

They evinced their resolution to bring about great innovations and leap forward in building a rich and powerful nation true to the leadership of the great party, highly proud of having again Kim Jong Il at the top post of the party and the revolution.

A meeting of agricultural workers was held in front of the plaza of the Three-Revolution Exhibition on the same day on the same occasion.