The eyes of millions of Party members and other people and service personnel of the Korean People’s Army are on Pyongyang, the venue of the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea that will become an important event to be etched in the sacred path of the revolutionary cause of Juche which is vigorously advancing under the banner of the great Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.
Since they heard the historic decision on holding the 8th Congress of the WPK, all the people have been out for ushering in a new period of a great surge and turn in the revolution by inheriting the tradition of loyalty whereby the great revolutionary upswing have glorified the Party congresses.
Amid the uplifted spirit of all the people to greet the 8th Party Congress with high political enthusiasm and brilliant labour feats, preparations for the Party Congress have made headway.
Conferences of the WPK organizations at all levels took place in December.
The conferences comprehensively reviewed the work done by relevant Party organizations in the period under review, based on the idea and spirit of the 6th Plenary Meeting of the 7th WPK Central Committee and elected new leadership organs.
Provincial Party conferences and conferences of Party organizations that perform the same function as the provincial Party committee, including the Party committees of the Korean People’s Army, the Cabinet, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Culture and the Capital City Construction Commission elected the Party members who would play the core, leading role in the struggle for implementing the decision to be made at the 8th Party Congress as delegates to the Party Congress, and nominated observers.
Delegates to the 8th Party Congress arrived in Pyongyang late in December amid the warm welcome by citizens.
The delegates started the technical preparations for the Congress with a high sense of responsibility and great honour of attending the Party Congress, the supreme leadership organ of the WPK, on behalf of their Party organizations.
During the period of preparations, the delegates watched the documentary films such as “Five Years of Victory and Change under the Great Leadership” which made them recollect the glorious and worthwhile days of creating a new history of great change under the energetic leadership of the Party Central Committee.
A national photo, book and art exhibition opened at the Korean Art Gallery to mark the 8th Party Congress impressively shows the immortal history of revolutionary activities of the Party and the history of the struggle of the heroic people who have followed the Party.
The preparations for the 8th Party Congress are going well amid the profound interest and expectations of the whole country.