Gyula Thurmer, chairman of the Hungarian Workers' Party, was elected chairman of the preparatory committee.

The committee set the celebration period from Feb. 21 to April 18 and decided to give wide publicity to the feats of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il and the struggle of the Korean people performing miracles and making innovations in the building of a powerful socialist country under the guidance of respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and hold colorful political and cultural functions such as lectures and film shows in the period.