Pyongyang, February 4 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a congratulatory message to Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus, on February 3.

The message said:

I extend congratulations to you on your reelection as president of the Republic of Belarus.

Availing myself of this opportunity, I express my expectation that the friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and the Republic of Belarus would develop in conformity with the interests of the peoples of the two countries. -0-