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Birth Anniversary of Kim Jong Il to Be Commemorated in India and Pakistan
Pyongyang, January 31 (KCNA) -- Preparatory committees for commemorating the 70th birth anniversary of general secretary Kim Jong Il were formed in India and Pakistan on Jan. 23 and 24.

P. Shiv Shankar, chairman of the All India Indo-Korean Friendship Association, and the minister of Social Welfare of the Sind State Government of Pakistan were elected chairmen of the preparatory committees.

The Indian committee decided to organize a seminar in New Delhi with splendor to mark the Day of the Shining Star and hold various political and cultural events under the sponsorship of political parties, social organizations and organizations for the study of the Juche idea.

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