The President said in his message that he was pleased to extend heartfelt and warmest congratulations to Kim Jong Un and, through him, to the government and people of the friendly DPRK on behalf of the state and people of Palestine and on his own behalf on the occasion of the anniversary of the friendly Workers' Party of Korea. He wished Kim Jong Un and the DPRK people greater progress and prosperity.

On this important occasion we express deep thanks to you for sending support and solidarity to the Palestinian people in their just struggle to achieve the right to self-determination, the building of an independent state and fair peace desired by all people of the region, the message noted.

We wish you good health and happiness and steady development of the historic friendly relations between the two peoples, it added.