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Joint Dictionary Compilation Committee Inaugurated

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Mt. Kumgang Resort, February 21 (KCNA) -- An inaugural ceremony of the Joint Compilation Committee for "Large Korean Dictionary" was held at Mt. Kumgang resort on Feb. 20. Congratulatory addresses and speeches were made.
    Mun Yong Ho, director of the Philology Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences who is chairman of the north side, in his speech recalled that President Kim Il Sung said meaningful words more than 30 years back that exchange and collaboration between scholars of the north and the south should start in the field of philology, to begin with, and gave a valuable teaching on making a dictionary of the unified national language when receiving Rev. Mun Ik Hwan on a visit to Pyongyang.
    He underscored the need for philologists from the north and the south to pool all their energies and wisdom with ardent patriotism and make successful progress in the joint work and thus successfully produce the dictionary to meet the expectation of all the Koreans.
    Hong Yun Phyo, chairman of the south side, in his speech said that the compilation of the "Large Korean Dictionary" would preserve, carry forward and develop written and spoken Korean languages and hand down national culture forever in history and that we should display the might of unity in carrying out this historical task.
    A joint press release on the inaugural ceremony was issued.
    It said: Philologists of the north and the south have decided to compile a Korean dictionary as an encyclopedia of the Korean language which crystallizes all heritages of the Korean national language and name it "Large Korean Dictionary." They have also decided to form a joint compilation committee and begin its work at the dictionary in February Juche 94 (2005) and complete it as early as possible.
    It was agreed to hold a meeting of the joint compilation committee quarterly at an agreed place and discuss and decide on all issues related to the compilation there, the press release noted.
    The first meeting of the committee took place on Feb. 2