They include Yehia Zakaria Khairullah, vice-chairman of the Socialist Freedom Party of Egypt, who is co-chairman of the international preparatory committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, Irina Malenko, chairwoman of the Irish preparatory committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, Iraklis Tsavdaridis, executive secretary of the World Peace Council, Kosima Weber Liu, executive director of the Environmental Education Media Project, and Uwe Kraeuter, president of the Asia World Network Company of Germany.