Pyongyang, February 24 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, received a congratulatory message from Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on February 23.

The message said:

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un,

I extend warm congratulations and best wishes to you on behalf of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Party members and Lao people and on my own behalf as regards your reelection as the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea at its Ninth Congress.

Your election as the general secretary of the WPK is a manifestation of the great trust of the Party and the state, the entire army and all the people in you.

I am firmly convinced that the fraternal Korean people will achieve greater successes in the work to build socialist Korea into a more powerful and prosperous country by successfully implementing the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the WPK under the seasoned and correct leadership of the WPK headed by Comrade Kim Jong Un.

I hope to closely cooperate with you for further expanding and strengthening the long-standing traditional relations of friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the two parties, states and peoples, bringing substantial benefits to the peoples of the two countries and contributing to the peace, stability, cooperation and development of the region and the world.

I wish you good health and happiness and good success in your noble work in the new year 2026.

Yours sincerely. -0-