Present there on invitation were Choe Hui Chol, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and officials concerned and representatives and deputy representatives of foreign embassies and missions of international organizations here.

On hand were the ambassadors of Indonesia, Syria, Iran, Palestine and Egypt and charges d' affaires ad interim of Nigeria and Pakistan, OIC member states, and embassy officials and their families.

Choe Hui Chol said at the reception that under the guidance of respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, the Korean army and people have preserved peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and worked new miracles day by day in all fields of building a socialist power while resolutely smashing the hostile forces' sanctions and pressure.

He affirmed the steadfast stand of the DPRK government to further develop the friendly and cooperative relations with the OIC member states with long history and tradition in all fields as required by the new century.

The diplomatic envoys of OIC member states expressed their will to strive to strengthen the bilateral relations of friendship and cooperation developing on good terms day by day, irrespective of the change in the situation.