Present there were officials of the party, power and economic organs and working people's organizations, working people and youth and students in local areas.

After reports were delivered, participants of the rallies heard the above-said letter and speeches.

The reporters and speakers declared all the party members and other working people would give free rein to the spirit with which to devotedly defend General Secretary Kim Jong Il and carry through his instructions, bearing in mind the faith that they are sure to triumph as long as they are under his leadership.

They called for increasing the production of daily necessities on the basis of the locally available raw and other materials, holding high the torch of the revolution in the local industry kindled by Kim Jong Il.

They underscored the need to attain the ambitious targets for the production of iron and steel without fail and boost the production of concentrated iron ore, while consolidating the successes made in the production of Juche iron.

They called for boosting the grain production by thoroughly implementing the Party's policy of making a revolution in agriculture in an effort to reliably protect the lifeline for the settlement of the problem of the people's living.

They called for building a thriving socialist nation of Juche on this land.