Pyongyang, November 24 (KCNA)-Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met and had a photo session with members of the non-permanent preparatory committee for launching satellites who led the launch of the first reconnaissance satellite on Nov. 23.

The participants were greatly excited at the idea of having a photo of honor taken with immense pride of having contributed to accomplishing the political and military primary task, the supreme revolutionary task of the state, under the wise leadership of the great Party Central Committee.

When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared at the venue for the photo session, the participants in the photo session broke into thunderous cheers, looking up to him powerfully steering the socialist cause of Juche only to victory and opening up the golden age of building a rich country with strong army with his outstanding idea and rare guidance.

Warmly congratulating the excited participants, he highly appreciated that the preparatory committee fulfilled its responsibility and role in remarkably strengthening the combat readiness of the armed forces of the Republic through the successful launch of reconnaissance satellite "Malligyong-1".

He set forth phased goals and ways for translating into brilliant reality the long-term plans for developing aerospace technology mapped out by the Party.

Expressing expectations that all the members of the preparatory committee consisting of leading officials and scientists from major prestigious universities and research institutions would make multiple achievements in a row in the responsible work for rapidly ramping up the aerospace technical force of the state by thoroughly championing the Party's policy of building a space industry in the future, too, he had a photo taken as a token of love and trust.

All the participants made up their minds to throw themselves into discharging the noble mission of making the DPRK the world's satellite power at an early date by devotedly upholding the WPK's policy of developing space.-0-