The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un in his message expressed deep thanks to the Syrian president for sending warm congratulations and the best wishes to him on the 79th birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il who lives alive in the hearts of the Korean people and the world progressives.

Expressing belief that the historic relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries provided by the preceding leaders would invariably grow stronger, Kim Jong Un wished the Syrian president good health and the Syrian people bigger success in their just struggle.