Pyongyang, March 28 (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 congratulatory message from Mahmoud Abbas, president of the State of Palestine and chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, on March 25.

The message said:

I pay respect to Your Excellency.

Extending the warmest congratulations to Your Excellency on your reelection as president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, we wish you success and the friendly Korean people progress and prosperity.

Please accept my highest regard. -0-