A study tour group formed with hundreds of the party information workers from Pyongyang and local areas is to tour Mt Paektu and the revolutionary battle sites and revolutionary sites in the area of Mt Paektu.

A meeting for departure took place at the plaza before the statue of Chairman Kim Jong Il in Samjiyon City on Tuesday.

The participants placed a floral basket and bouquets before the statue of Kim Jong Il and paid tribute to him.

Speeches were made there.

After the meeting the party information workers started the march toward Mt Paektu.