Pyongyang, November 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, on Nov. 8 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of its independence.

Kim in the message said that after independence the Cambodian people have registered great success in the work to protect the independence and sovereignty of their country and develop their national economy by waging the protracted struggle for building a new society, adding that the Korean people are rejoiced over this. He sincerely hoped that everything would go well in Cambodia.

In the belief that the traditional bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation provided by President Kim Il Sung and Great King Norodom Sihanouk would grow stronger in the interests of the two peoples in the future, the message wholeheartedly wished the king success in his work for the political stability and prosperity of the country.