Pyongyang, March 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a congratulatory message from President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on March 25.

The message said:

Respected Your Excellency President,

I, on my own behalf and on behalf of the Mongolian people, extend sincere and warm congratulations to respected Your Excellency on your reelection as president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The Mongolian people and the Korean people have long forged historic ties, and the DPRK is the second country that recognized our country and established diplomatic relations with it in the international arena.

The Mongolian people always remember the historic exploits of the great leaders of the Korean people HE Kim Il Sung and HE Kim Jong Il who provided the cornerstone of diplomatic relations between our two countries and made contributions to the development of bilateral cooperative relations, and will carry forward and develop these precious relations more splendidly.

I am firmly convinced that under the bold leadership of Your Excellency, the DPRK, in which the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was successfully held to indicate the strategic goals of the state and the preferential development direction in the 2026-2031 period, will further prosper and develop in the future, too.

I heartily wish the respected Your Excellency President, who assumes the important duty for the prosperity of the DPRK, and your family members good health and happiness and the diligent Korean people greater development and prosperity.

Yours sincerely. -0-