More than 200 WWII veterans around the world will gather in Beijing in September to sign a peace declaration marking the 60th anniversary of the WWII victory, a Chinese celebrity said in Beijing Wednesday.

Chen Haosu, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), told a press conference that the veterans will sign the "Beijing Peace Declaration" on Sept. 3, which marks the 60th anniversary of China's victory in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression.

In addition, they will also inaugurate a 60-meter-long "Beijing Peace Wall" located in a park in suburban Beijing, Chen said.

He said the declaration will be engraved on the 10-meter-high peace wall in Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. These veterans' names will also be engraved on the wall.

"It will be a unique and historic meeting. As participants and survivors of WWII, these veterans are willing to express their desires of cherishing life and peace," Chen said.

Veterans invited include a delegation of retired generals from the American Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. Other guests include John Rossi, a former pilot of the Flying Tigers and relatives of Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune and other famous persons who joined the Chinese people in the war against Japanese aggression.

Source: Xinhua