In the message, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un extended warm congratulations and greeting to Nguyen Xuan Phuc on his election as president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The message said that Nguyen Xuan Phuc's assumption of the heavy responsibility as Vietnamese president is an expression of the great trust and expectations placed by the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese people in him.

Expressing belief that the good friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties and two countries with a long history and tradition would as ever invariably grow strong in conformity with the interests of the peoples of the two countries, the message sincerely wished the Vietnamese president good health and big success in his important and responsible work.