Present there were Hwang Pyong So, Pak Yong Sik, Ri Yong Gil and other commanding officers of the KPA, officers of artillery units and sub-units at all levels of the KPA, political officers, officers of military academies and officers and men of sub-units which set an example in the movement of crack shots including the members of the Hero Artillery Piece on Mu Islet.

Marshal Kim Jong Un was present at the conference.

Kim Jong Un made an opening speech.

He said that the conference is of a great significance in glorifying the exploits performed by President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il for the building of Juche-oriented artillery forces and perfectly rounding off the combat readiness of the artillery personnel as required by the modern warfare.

He declared the conference open, expressing the conviction that the conference would make success in its work thanks to high political enthusiasm and active participation of all its attendants and thus provide a historic landmark in rounding off the combat readiness of the artillery personnel and increasing the invincible might of the Juche-oriented revolutionary armed forces.

The conference analyzed and reviewed the fulfillment of the tasks set forth by Kim Jong Il in his letter to the participants in the 3rd conference of KPA artillery personnel and successes, experience and lessons gained in the work of implementing the tasks set forth by the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) for the artillery field in recent years, and discussed measures for bringing about a drastic turn in rounding off the combat readiness of the artillery personnel.

A report and speeches were made at the conference.

Kim Jong Un delivered a speech at the conference.

He extended thanks to all the artillery personnel of the KPA who are standing guard over the sky, land and sea posts of the country along with their beloved artillery pieces even at the moment.

What is most important in rounding off the combat readiness of the artillery personnel is to conduct an ideological campaign all at once for making intensive and saturation firing for on-target impact and thus prepare them to be those strongest in mental power who do not abandon their revolutionary faith even though they may die, he noted.

He underscored the need to thoroughly carry out the party's policy of bringing about a turn in the training and make the flames of collective innovations rage in all the training grounds and focus efforts on raising the rate of hits.

In order to increase the power of artillery pieces, it is necessary to step up the work of modernizing artillery hardware as required by the modern warfare, he stressed.

As was taught by Kim Jong Il, a war is not declared in advance and, therefore, it is important to always keep a high alert in order to cope with any unexpected situation on one's own initiative, he said.

He called on all the commanding officers of the artillery units of the KPA to turn out as one in the struggle for rounding off the combat readiness with the unusual resolution and determination of a self-blasting fighter out for a final battle and thus create a heroic myth of Chollima speed at which they fulfill their mission for bolstering up artillery forces in a matter of one year instead of 10 years.

He also mentioned issues arising in firmly establishing the trait of attaching importance to the artillery in the whole army.

The supreme commander of the KPA expressed the conviction that all the artillery personnel would creditably fulfill their mission and duty they have assumed before the times and the revolution.

A letter of pledge to Kim Jong Un was adopted at the conference.

Kim Jong Un made a closing speech.

He said that the fourth conference of KPA artillery personnel would be brilliantly recorded in the history of building Juche-oriented revolutionary armed forces as a historic conference, a conference for all-out advance of the artillery personnel as it brought about a fundamental turn in making artillery personnel fully combat-ready and ushering in a heyday in increasing the capabilities of the armed forces as required by the four strategic lines for building powerful armed forces set forth by the party and the prevailing situation.

He also called on all the participants in the conference to make charge full of confidence by holding fast to the important guidelines for increasing the capabilities of the artillery forces as clarified by the WPK and become pace-setters and vanguard in the struggle for greeting the 7th Congress of the WPK with shining achievements in increasing the might of the artillery forces.

He emphasized that a revolutionary turn would be sure to take place in rounding off the combat readiness of the artillery personnel as there are the correct guidance of the WPK and the heroic artillery personnel who are intensely loyal to the party.

Kim Jong Un declared the conference closed, expressing his firm belief that all the participants would fully embody the spirit of the conference and creditably discharge their sacred mission and duty they have assumed before the party, the revolution, the country and its people.

He extended warm militant salute to the participants in the conference, expressing his expectation and conviction that all of them would thoroughly round off the combat readiness of the artillery personnel amid the high-pitched movement for conducting intensive training in the spirit of Mt. Paektu and becoming crack shots and take the lead in ushering in a heyday in the drive for increasing the military capabilities.