?The message said that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries forged and developed in the rigorous days of the grim anti-Japanese war have steadily grown stronger in the face of all trials and challenges, adding that the Korean people always remember the internationalist feats of soldiers of the Red Army who fought for Korea's liberation at the cost of their blood.

The message expressed belief that the DPRK-Russia friendly and cooperative relations would develop onto a higher level in the spirit of the DPRK-Russia summit meeting and talks held in Vladivostok of Russia in last April to make contributions to the well-being of the peoples of the two countries and peace on the Korean peninsula.