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Asia-Pacific Regional On-line Seminar Held
Pyongyang, May 15 (KCNA) -- The Asia-Pacific regional on-line seminar "Mt Paektu and Korea Today" took place in Jakarta under the co-sponsorship of the Asia-Pacific regional preparatory committee and the Indonesian preparatory committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu from April 25 to May 9.

Posted on a special website of the seminar were works of President Kim Il Sung, leader Kim Jong Il and respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and videos introducing the DPRK and the history and culture of the Korean nation.

Attending it were international, regional and national preparatory committees for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, personages from different circles of Indonesia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other countries and the DPRK ambassador to Indonesia and staff members of his embassy.

At the seminar, an opening address and congratulatory speeches were made before a keynote report by Teguh Santosa, secretary general of the Indonesia-Korea Association for Friendship and Cultural Exchange who is member of the Secretariat of the International Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu.

The reporter said the immortal exploits of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un boundlessly revered by all people are associated with Mt Paektu and socialist Korea is shedding bright rays over the world along with Mt Paektu.

The reporter called upon the members of the international, regional and national preparatory committees to highly praise the personality of the peerlessly great persons and their undying exploits and extend invariable support and solidarity to the just cause of the Korean people by take an active part in the Fifth International Festival in Praise of the Great Persons of Mt Paektu.

Congratulatory letters from the African and American regional preparatory committees for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu were introduced at the seminar.

Then followed speeches.

The speakers expressed their will to strive to significantly adorn the grand August festival in praise of the peerlessly great persons.

A letter to Kim Jong Un was adopted at the seminar.

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