PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THE FORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE GRAND MEETING 2017 IN PRAISE OF THE GREAT PERSONS OF MT. PAEKTU

The coming year 2017 marks the 105th birthday of President Kim Il Sung, the 75th birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il and the 5th anniversary of the election of His Excellency Kim Jong Un as First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and as First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

These anniversaries will be celebrated colourfully by all people around the world who support the just cause of the Korean people.

The achievements of the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu will illuminate the Korean people's and progressive mankind's path for ever.

President Kim Il Sung created the great Juche idea and pioneered a new era of independence for human emancipation. He liberated Korea from the brutal colonial yoke of Japanese imperialism and founded the DPRK, thereby making the Korean people an independent and mighty revolutionary people, and led the Korean People's Army (KPA) to the historic victory in the Fatherland Liberation War. Following his creed The People are my God, he guided the construction of socialist Korea, an independent socialist state centred on the masses.

The great leader General Kim Jong Il proclaimed the Songun policy as the political mode of socialist Korea. He made extraordinary achievements in leading the work of socialist construction over several decades, laying firm foundations for a powerful and thriving socialist country of Juche based firmly on the idea of self-development. Thanks to the Songun policy and his leadership, the DPRK became a space nation and a  nation with militarily capacity to deter any imperialist warmongers.

First Secretary Kim Jong Un is now leading the DPRK into a world class political, ideological, military and economic power, fulfilling the behests and instructions of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il for the building of a thriving socialist nation.

The great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il worked heart and soul for national reunification and everlasting peace in Korea. First Secretary Kim Jong Un is loyally continuing their struggle for this highest goal of the Korean people. They opened an era of independence and guided the cause of freedom and happiness of the people and for national reunification, peace and prosperity of mankind.

For these immortal achievements they are held in highest esteem as the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu.

Last October, representatives of organizations formed in different countries of the world for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people met in Pyongyang and appealed to the world progressive people to have a grand international gathering on Mt. Paektu, the spirit and symbol of Korea, in the year 2017 in praise of these great men.

We, who are active in supporting the just cause of the Korean people in the European Region, warmly welcome the proposed convocation of the "Grand Meeting 2017 in Praise of the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu" and are pleased to inform the world progressive people that the European Regional Preparatory Committee for the Grand Meeting 2017 in Praise of the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu has been formed with prominent personalities in the political and public circles in order to speed up its preparations vigorously and elevate a festive mood for the 105th birthday of President Kim Il Sung, the 75th birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il and the 5th anniversary of the election of the leader Kim Jong Un to the top posts of party, army, and state from this year on.

The European Regional Preparatory Committee will coordinate various activities like seminars, memorial meetings, cultural performances and film shows in different countries of the region.

The European Regional Preparatory Committee will inform the population of the countries of the region about the brilliant achievements, great lives and noble personalities of President Kim Il Sung, His Excellency Kim Jong Il and His Excellency Kim Jong Un as well as about the reality of Korea.

The Committee will also mobilize the peoples in the respective countries to actively support the Korean people's just cause for independent reunification and for peace on the Korean peninsula. It will counter the wrong image that the US-manipulated media are spreading about the DPRK. It will defend vigorously and energetically socialist Korea against the hostile forces' slanderous propaganda and reactionary anti-DPRK campaigns.

We will appeal all European organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people to form national preparatory committees for the Day of Sun and the Day of Shining Star of 2017 in order to celebrate in festive mood the birthdays of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il and giving publicity to the achievements of the great leadership of First Secretary Kim Jong Un who is brilliantly succeeding to their cause.

The 7th Congress of the WPK which will soon be convened will widely open the door to a rosy future of Korea and a golden age in building a thriving nation.

In this context we will give a large publicity about the results of the 7th Congress of the WPK. The Congress is a further brilliant historic event and great milestone of the Songun revolution.
We will hold President Kim Il Sung and General secretary Kim Jong Il eternally in highest esteem and praise His Excellency Kim Jong Un as the great successor to their cause.

European Regional Preparatory Committee for the Grand Meeting 2017 in Praise of the
Great Persons of Mt. Paektu

Societies for Friendship and Solidarity with the Korean People in the European Region

European Regional Committee for Korea's Peaceful Reunification

April 29, 2016

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