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President of State Affairs Kim Jong Un sends message of greetings to Lao President
  The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a message of greetings to 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 December 2.
  The message said:
  I send warm congratulations to you and the party, government and people of Laos on the occasion of the 49th founding anniversary of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
  Since the founding of the republic, the Lao people have achieved great successes in the work for the political stability of the country and sustainable development of the economy under the correct leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
  Availing myself of this opportunity, I express the belief that the relations of friendship between our two parties and two countries with a long tradition would grow stronger and wish you greater success in your responsible work for building a rich and powerful and prospering socialist state.