The message extended warm greetings to the Syrian president on his 50th birthday.

The government and people of Syria have overcome bravely all hardships and trials and made great progress in their struggle for safeguarding the safety of the country and its territorial integrity under the correct leadership of the president, it said.

It expressed belief that the people of Syria would surely win a final victory in the just struggle to defend the sovereignty of the country and dignity of the nation, standing up against the ceaseless invasion and terrorist acts of the hostile forces. It went on:

The government and people of the DPRK will always stand by the government and people of the Syrian Arab Republic in the joint struggle for independence against imperialism and extend invariable support and solidarity to your just struggle.

The message sincerely wished the president good health and bigger successes in his responsible work, expressing belief that the relations of the comradely friendship and militant solidarity between the two countries provided by the great preceding leaders would grow stronger by the joint efforts.