The participants paid a silent tribute to honor the memory of Kim Jong Il.

Ri Myong Gil, chairman of the C.C., the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea, made a report to be followed by speeches.

The reporter and speakers said that the revolutionary career of Kim Jong Il was the one of a peerless patriot who made high-intensity forced march to lead the cause of the building of a thriving nation.

He led the organizations of the union to organize the socialist emulation in the field of agriculture for increasing the per hectare grain yield and discharge their mission and duty in the drive to make a breakthrough for building an economic power and improving the standard of people's living, they noted.

The revolutionary career and feats of Kim Jong Il who ushered in an era of national prosperity will shine forever in the history of the country, they pointed out.

They expressed their resolution to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche and Songun pioneered on Mt. Paektu under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, holding Kim Jong Il in high esteem forever.

They underlined the need to firmly arm themselves with Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism, unconditionally implement to the letter the last instructions Kim Jong Il made to the field of agriculture and the work of the union without an inch of deflection and with no concession and thus discharge their duty as his soldiers and disciples.

They vowed to make cooperative fields across the country seethe with increased production and thereby attain without fail the target for grain production set forth by the Workers' Party of Korea and make a breakthrough for improving the standard of people's living and building an economic power.

Present there were officials concerned, officials of the union in Thaechon County and its agricultural workers.