Pyongyang, April 26 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea sent a congratulatory message to the Fourth Congress of the Belaya Ruci Party on April 25.

The message said:

The Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee extends warm congratulations to your Party leadership and all the delegates on the occasion of the Fourth Congress of the Belaya Ruci Party.

We will closely cooperate with the Belaya Ruci Party in the joint struggle for defending independence and justice as the relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Belarus have entered a new stage of development through the conclusion of a treaty on friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

The Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee sincerely wishes success to the Fourth Congress of the Belaya Ruci Party, expressing belief that it will mark an important milestone in defending the sovereignty of the country and the interests of the people and strengthening and developing the Party. -0-