They are Peter Woods, ambassador of the United Cities and Local Governments-Asia Pacific who is co-chairman of the International Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, and his party; Fumihiro Himori, chairman of the Japan Committee for the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea who is co-chairman of the International Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, and his party; Neil Fitzgerald, co-chairman of the Oceanic Regional Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, and his party; a delegation of the Korean Friendship Association headed by Mana Sapmak; a delegation of the Sri Lanka Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu led by Chairman Pradeep Wijerathnasekara; a delegation of the Finland Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu led by Pekka Kotkasaari; a delegation of the Japan-DPRK Friendship Activists led by Seizaburo Ekuchi; Truong Nam Phuong, representative of the Choson Exchange Association in Singapore; Martin Lotscher, chairman of the Switzerland-Korea Committee who is chairman of the Swiss Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu; Igor Jurisic, chairman of the Slovenia Youth Party-Europe Greens who is chairman of the Slovenian Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu; Benoit Quennedey, national secretary of the Radical Party of Left of France who is vice-chairman of the French Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu, and his party; a delegation of the Ukrainian Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu led by Vice-Chairman Nikolai Polishk; a delegation of the Slovak Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu led by Ivan Draxler; Thomas Lichter, vice-chairman of the Federal Republic of Germany-DPRK Association; Javid Ahmad, chairman of the Kuwaiti Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification who is chairman of the Kuwaiti Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu; Jesus Antonio Carlos Hernandez, general secretary of the C.C., People's Socialist Party of Mexico who is chairman of the Mexico Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu; Cati Campos Rontop, secretary general of the People's Front of Workers, Peasants and Students of Peru who is representative of the Peruvian Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu; and David Denny, chairman of the Barbados Committee for Friendship and Solidarity with the Korean People who is chairman of the Barbados Preparatory Committee for Gathering 2017-Praise to the Great Persons of Mt Paektu.