January 8, 2017
Organizations
and individuals from all walks of life in various countries across the world,
who aspire to genuine international justice and sustainable peace and
prosperity, greeted the auspicious year of 2017 in great joy and festivity.
This
year is a meaningful year in which we mark the 105th birthday and 75th
birthday of President KIM IL SUNG and His Excellency KIM JONG IL
respectively, who have made undying contributions to freedom and independence
of Korea and its prosperity and development, and to accomplishment of the cause
of global independence, and the 5th anniversary of election of His
Excellency KIM JONG UN, who is faithfully carrying forward the cause of
leaders of preceding generations, into the highest post of the party and the
state of Korea.
International
Preparatory Committee for “Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt
Paektu” , in its inaugural ceremony held last year in October, 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
His Excellency 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 exploits for good, International Preparatory Committee
declares as follows;
We
shall erect the Monument to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu in Mt Paektu area
which is deeply associated with the immortal exploits of the peerlessly great
persons of Mt Paektu.
President
KIM IL SUNG, His Excellency KIM JONG IL, and His Excellency KIM JONG UN are
enjoying the boundless admiration of the world’s progressive peoples as the
great persons of Mt Paektu and the Sun of mankind along with Mt Paektu, which
is the symbol and spirit of Korea.
We
shall magnificently erect the Monument to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu on
occasion of the forthcoming event, reflecting the ardent desire and inflexible
will of progressive mankind to accomplish the cause of global independence by
upholding noble intentions of the peerlessly great persons.
International
Preparatory Committee will be in charge of erection of the monument, and
entrusts the Korean Preparatory Committee with its practical arrangements.
International
Preparatory Committee for “Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt
Paektu” would like to take this opportunity to call upon all the progressive
peoples of the world, including the preparatory committees across the world,
friendship and solidarity organizations with the Korean people, international
democratic organizations and individuals from various circles to actively
participate in erection of the Monument to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu.
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.
The
progressive peoples of the world have made visits to the scared place of the
Sun on regular basis, highly praising the peerlessly great persons, in
compliance with Declaration of Mt Paektu issued at the “Gathering to Greet the
Sun of the 21st Century” held in 2002 on occasion of the 60th
birth anniversary of the great His Excellency KIM JONG IL.
Reflecting
the unanimous desire of the world’s progressive peoples to immortalize the
august name and exploits of the peerlessly great persons by organizing and
holding an event in praise of the great persons of Mt Paektu more splendidly as
a regular international event, we shall indicate sequence numbers of the event,
while naming the future event as “International Festival in Praise of the Great
Persons of Mt Paektu”.
In
this respect, “Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu” will
be the 5th International
Festival in Praise of the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, according to the sequence
order of events held in praise of the great persons so far.
Erection
of the Monument to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu and the International Festival
will be momentous events of historic significance in fully demonstrating to the
entire world the boundless admiration and respect of the world’s progressive
peoples towards the peerlessly great persons.
International
Preparatory Committee will fully discharge its responsibility and duty in
marking this year as the meaningful year of a turning point in the activities
of progressive mankind to praise the revolutionary lives and greatness of the
great persons of Mt Paektu, who have accumulated the undying feats in the
accomplishment of the cause of global independence.
Preparatory
committees for “Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu” in
various countries, friendship and solidarity organizations with the Korean
people, and international democratic organizations shall advance vigorously
towards the grand festival of August, enveloping the whole world with seething
enthusiasm for praising the great persons of Mt Paektu.
International Preparatory Committee for
“Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great
Persons of Mt Paektu”
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