Pyongyang, November 15 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), received a message of thanks from Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, on November 8.

The Lao president in the message expressed his heartfelt thanks to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un for sending a beautiful floral basket on his birthday.

The message expressed the belief that the fraternal Korean party, state and people would continue to achieve greater successes in implementing the resolutions of the Eighth Congress of the WPK and building a powerful socialist country under the correct and courageous leadership of the WPK headed by Kim Jong Un, successor to the great cause, and thus bring happiness to the Korean people.

The message hoped that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties, two states and two peoples with a long tradition would grow stronger.

It wished Kim Jong Un good health and happiness and success in his noble work. -0-