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President of State Affairs Kim Jong Un sends congratulatory letter to Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
  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 congratulatory letter to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation, on December 30 on the occasion of the New Year 2025.
  The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un extended warm New Year greetings to his dearest friend and comrade Putin, offering best wishes to the fraternal Russian people and all the service personnel of the brave Russian army in the name of his own, the Korean people and all the service personnel of the armed forces of the DPRK.
  Recalling the meaningful journey in 2024, which developed the traditional DPRK-Russia friendly relationship into a strategic and cooperative one of new height and into that of sworn friends, he expressed his willingness to design and powerfully push ahead with new projects for accomplishing the cause of building a powerful nation in the two countries and achieving the people’s well-being and prosperity by relying on the sincerest and warmest comradely trust, thereby further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the DPRK and Russia.
  Hoping that the New Year 2025 will be recorded as the first year of war victory in the 21st century, when the Russian army and people defeat neo-Nazism and achieve a great victory, he wished Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin greater success in his responsible and heavy state leadership activities and the Russian people prosperity, well-being and happiness.