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Day of Shining Star to Be Marked in Slovakia
Pyongyang, February 12 (KCNA) -- A Slovak preparatory committee for celebrating the Day of the Shining Star, the birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il, was formed in Bratislava on January 28.

Ivan Draxler, chairman of the Slovakia-Korea Friendship Association and chairman of the Slovak Association for Supporting and Studying the Juche Idea, was elected chairman of the preparatory committee.

The committee set a celebration period from January 28 to February 20 and decided to organize political and cultural events praising the revolutionary career and exploits of Kim Jong Il in the period.

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