Official Statement of Int'l Preparatory Committee for "Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu"

Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- The International Preparatory Committee for "Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu" issued an official statement on Jan. 8 in reflection of the world peoples' reverence for the peerlessly great persons of Mt. Paektu growing deeper day by day. This year is a meaningful year marking the 105th birthday of President Kim Il Sung and the 75th birthday of His Excellency Kim Jong Il, who had made undying contributions to freedom and independence of Korea and its prosperity and development and to the cause of global independence, and the 5th anniversary of election of His Excellency Kim Jong Un to the highest post of the party and the state of Korea, the statement said, and went on: The International Preparatory Committee for "Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu", in its inaugural ceremony in October last year, decided to hold an international grand gathering in praise of peerlessly great persons in Mt. Paektu area and Pyongyang in August this year, a month which is associated with exploits of President Kim Il Sung for Korea's liberation and feats of HE Kim Jong Il for Songun leadership. In order to fully demonstrate the boundless admiration of the world's progressive peoples towards the peerlessly great persons of Mt. Paektu and to glorify their greatness and immortal feats for good, the International Preparatory Committee declares as follows: 1. We shall erect the Monument to the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu in Mt. Paektu area which is deeply associated with their undying feats. 2. We shall hold the future events in praise of the great persons of Mt. Paektu under the name of "International Festival in Praise of the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu", adding sequence numbers into its title. -0-