They included families of Zhang Weihua, Zhou Baozhong, Chai Shiying, Jie Qing, Jiang Zihua, Liu Tongshi, Fan Delin, Shang Yue and Hu Zhenyi, Chinese related to the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle, and Kim Sun Ok, Pak Kil Song, Kim Chol and So Sun Ok and Ryang Song Ryong, China-resident Koreans related to the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle, and families of an overseas Korean Son Won Thae and Ya. T. Nobichenko, an internationalist soldier.

Kim Ki Nam, vice-chairman of the C.C., Workers' Party of Korea, and officials concerned were on hand.

Kim Ki Nam said in his speech that this benevolent reception was provided by respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.

He noted that in his lifetime the President had always remembered and shown paternal love for the comrades-in-arms abroad, with whom he established relationship during his revolutionary activities, and their bereaved families.

The noble international obligation of the peerlessly great men of Mt Paektu is now being invariably carried forward by Kim Jong Un, he said.