In the message, the Vietnamese president expressed his heartfelt thanks to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un for sending a congratulatory message to him on his election as president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The message said that he still remembers Kim Jong Un's official goodwill visit to Vietnam in March 2019, an important milestone in the development of the traditional friendly relations between the two parties and two countries.

The party, state and people of Vietnam always prioritize the traditional friendly relations between Vietnam and the DPRK and hope that the good relations will further develop in the interests of the peoples of the two countries and in the way of contributing to peace, stability and cooperation in the region and the rest of the world, the message noted.

The message wished Kim Jong Un good health and bigger success in his noble work.