DPRK leader extends greetings to Vietnam on diplomatic ties
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un on January 31 sent a message of greetings to Vietnam’s top leader on the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam-DPRK diplomatic ties.
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un (Photo: Yonhap/VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un on January 31 sent a message of greetingsto Vietnam’s top leader on the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam-DPRKdiplomatic ties.
Inhis message to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong,the DPRK leader affirmed his resolve to develop the relationship between thetwo countries.
Thefriendly relations, founded by DPRK leader Kim Il-sung and Vietnamese PresidentHo Chi Minh, have been steadily developed in the joint struggle for thesocialist cause for the past 70 years, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) quotedhis message as highlighting.
Kimalso expressed his belief that the relations between the two countries would continueto develop in depth in the spirit of the agreement they reached during ameeting in Hanoi in March last year.
Heis the first DPRK leader to pay an official visit to Vietnam over the past 55years. His predecessor Kim Il-sung visited the Southeast Asian nation in 1958and 1964./.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
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Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un (Photo: Yonhap/VNA) 
