Pyongyang, January 20 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea sent a congratulatory message to the 14th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam on Jan. 19.

The message said:

The WPK Central Committee warmly congratulates the 14th Congress of the CPV and sends cordial greetings to all its members and other Vietnamese people.

The CPV has made great progress in building a prosperous socialist state by leading the Vietnamese people over the past years.

Believing that the 14th Congress of the CPV will serve as an important occasion in strengthening the Party and consolidating and developing the state and social system as required by the new era, we wish the Congress success. -0-