Pyongyang, April 11 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday:

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un received a reply message from the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party who is president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

- He received a flower basket and a congratulatory letter from the military attaches corps here.

- He received flower baskets from Russian figures.

- An oratorical meeting of workers and trade union members took place to celebrate the 113th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.

- The 9th April Spring People's Art Festival opened.

- Officials and members of the women's union toured the Taesongsan Revolutionary Battle Site.

- The 2025 Spring National Footwear Exhibition closed.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article says that the revolutionary ideology of the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un is the guiding banner which ushers in the period of comprehensive prosperity of our state.

- Many trees and flower shrubs have been planted in Mangyongdae, the birthplace of President Kim Il Sung, this year.

- The construction of the Ragwon County Offshore Farm is progressing apace.

- Another article notes that the danger of war is further increasing in the Mideast region owing to the shameless military interference of NATO.

Minju Joson

- An article stresses that the leadership of the great Workers' Party of Korea is the irresistible might guiding Juche Korea to victory.

- The DPRK foreign minister exchanged greetings with her Namibian counterpart on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. -0-