They were handed to Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun by Cambodian Ambassador Chhorn Hay and Chinese Ambassador Liu Hongcai on behalf of the diplomatic corps and to Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Gak, minister of the People's Armed Forces, by Hassan Reza Husseini, military attache of the Iranian embassy, who is doyen of the corps on Friday.

Meanwhile a floral basket and a congratulatory letter from Cambodian ambassador to the DPRK and the Chief of the Economic Cooperation Bureau of Libya and a floral basket from Nigerian ambassador to Kim Jong Un were conveyed to officials concerned.