The general secretary in the message extended warm congratulations and best wishes, on behalf of the LPRP Central Committee, all the party members and people and on his own behalf, to Kim Jong Un and all officials of the WPK Central Committee, all party members and the fraternal Korean people on the 72nd birthday of the WPK.

Under the courageous guidance of the WPK, the fraternal Korean people have registered great achievements in defending the country and in all fields of building a powerful country for the past 72 years, the message said.

It hoped that the WPK would bring substantial benefits to the Korean people by implementing the decision of its 7th Congress and make successes in building a powerful socialist country and realizing the peaceful reunification of Korea.

Wishing Kim Jong Un good health and happiness and success in carrying out his noble cause, the message said:

We hope that the long-standing relations of friendship between the two parties, two states and the two peoples of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea would continue to strengthen in keeping with the development of relations for peace, friendship and cooperation in the region and the world.