The message wished him and the Syrian government success in their work to courageously frustrate the challenges and obstruction of every description by the hostile forces, recover the country's economy and stabilize the people's livelihood.

On the same day, DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon sent a congratulatory message to Walid Al-Muallem upon his reappointment as deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria.