Contributors to Successful Satellite Launch Feted in Presence of Kim Jong Un

Contributors to Successful Satellite Launch Feted in Presence of Kim Jong Un Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea gave a banquet in honor of the contributors to the successful launch of earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong-4 on February 13. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un was present at the banquet together with Ri Sol Ju. Present there on invitation were scientists, technicians, workers and officials who contributed to the successful launch of Kwangmyongsong-4. He made a congratulatory speech. He said that the decision to launch the earth observation satellite for the destiny and dignity of the country with the approach of the historic 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea under the complicated situation, in which the hostile forces were getting evermore frantic to suffocate the DPRK, was made on the basis of deep trust in the scientists faithful to the Party, genuine patriots. The credit for the present great success goes to the strength of close relationship between the Party and you, scientists, in which the former believes in the latter and vice versa, he added. He called for turning out in the scientific researches to hit a higher target with the present great success as a springboard for greater victory and thus launch more working satellites of Juche Korea in the future. At the banquet there was a performance of the Moranbong Band celebrating the successful launch of satellite Kwangmyongsong-4. -0-