Formation of the European Regional Preparatory Committee for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory of the Korean people in the Great Fatherland Liberation War and the 75th founding anniversary of the DPRK

 Communique 

 London 29th of June 2023

In response to the decisions of the enlarged meeting of the Organizing Committee of the International Festival in Praise of the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu on the 8th of June 2023, the Korean Friendship Association of the UK has taken the initative to form the European Regional Preparatory Committee for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory of the Korean people in the Great Fatherland Liberation War and the 75th founding anniversary of the DPRK(hereafter referred to as EPRC) on the occasion of the 7th anniversary of the election of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN as Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK.

The Chairman of the EPRC will be the Co-Chairperson of the OCIFPGPP and chairman of the Sweden-Korea Friendship Association , vice -chairman of the EPRC will be Mr. Martin Lotscher, Member of the OCIFPGPP, Swiss Korea Committee and KFA Switzerland and the secretary general will be Dr. Dermot Hudson,Vice- Chairman of the OCIFPGPP, the Chairman of the KFA UK  the Chairman of the British Solidarity Committee for Peace and Reunification on the Korean peninsula.

The EPRC will organise different events for the 70th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War and the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea .

We expect and hope for the active participation of different friendship and solidarity bodies in Europe and beyond !

Lets celebrate the significant anniversaries of the DPRK with vigour !