Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a congratulatory message to Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, on April 1.

The message said:

Dear Comrade,

I extend heartfelt congratulations to you on your reelection as president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic at the First Session of the Tenth National Assembly of Laos.

Your re-assumption of the heavy responsibility as president of the LPDR is an expression of the Lao party, government and people's deep trust and firm support for you who have made responsible and devoted efforts to carry out the two strategic tasks of national defence and development.

Expressing belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between our two parties and two countries will continue to develop in conformity with the spirit of the agreement reached at our meeting in Pyongyang last October, I wish you good health and bigger success in your work. -0-