Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Wednesday:

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a reply message to the president of the Russian Federation.

- He sent a wreath to the bier of Ri Pyong Sam.

- He received messages of greeting from the president of the Republic of Belarus and the president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

- He received a congratulatory letter from the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.

- He received a congratulatory letter from the General Association of Koreans in China.

- He sent a birthday spread to a centenarian living in Kangdong County, Pyongyang.

- Successes are being made in various fields and units of the national economy and different parts of the country.

- Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus, will visit the DPRK.

- The 34th April Spring Friendship Art Festival is to be held.

- Graduates of senior middle schools in South Hamgyong Province volunteered for military service at frontline border posts.

Rodong Sinmun

- A political essay says that the future of our great country is rosy thanks to the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un.

- A meeting was held to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the General Federation of the Unions of Art and Literature of Korea.

- Grand chorus performances were given by students of graduating classes of senior middle schools in South Phyongan Province.

- Events took place in different countries to commemorate the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Minju Joson

- An article says that the socialist cause of Juche will always be victorious as Kim Jong Un is held in high esteem as the top leader of the country.

- The DPRK foreign minister and the Namibian minister of International Relations and Trade exchanged messages of greeting on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. -0-