Pyongyang, December 31 (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 Mahmoud Abbas, president of the State of Palestine and chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, on Dec. 24.

The message said:

We pay respects to you.

We are pleased to extend the most heartfelt congratulations to Your Excellency on the occasion of the New Year 2026.

We wish you happiness in good health and success in your work and the dear people of your country and all peoples in the world peace, stability and prosperity in the New Year.

Happy New Year. -0-