Over 300 WWII Veterans Sign Beijing Peace Declaration  

cctv.com 09-02-2005 20:33

Over three hundred veterans of the Second World War gathering in Beijing signed a Beijing Peace Declaration on Friday.

The WWII veterans also participated in a ceremony in a Beijing Chaoyang park, where a Peace Wall was unveiled. Engraved into this 60-meter-tall wall is the text of their Declaration in Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, as well as the names of all the signatories.

The Beijing gathering has been a historic meeting, at which participants in, and survivors of, World War II have expressed their desire to cherish life and peace.

On Thursday, a reception was held in Beijing to welcome the international veterans who joined China in the War of Resistance against Japan from 1937 to 1945.

Editor:Liu  Source:CRI