Pyongyang, September 9 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, received a message of greeting from Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa, king of the Kingdom of Bahrain, on Sept. 1.

In the message, the king said that he was pleased to extend heartfelt congratulations and best wishes, on behalf of himself and the government and people of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to Kim Jong Un on the occasion of the national day of the friendly DPRK.

On this occasion, I heartily wish you always happiness in good health and the Korean people steady progress and prosperity under your wise leadership, he said. -0-