Pyongyang, February 2 (KCNA) -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a message of greeting from Simeon Oyono Esono Angue, minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Overseas Compatriots of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, on Jan. 20 on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The foreign minister of Equatorial Guinea said in the message that the long-standing good relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries have been characterized by mutual trust, dialogue and respect and brought beneficial results to both sides in various fields, expressing the will to continue to cooperate closely in preserving and promoting the principle, value and purpose for the development of the two countries and the promotion of the well-being of the peoples of the two countries and the international community. -0-