Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Holds Talks with Lao President

Yara Sameh

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, held talks on Tuesday with 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 a congratulatory visit to the DPRK on the occasion of the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly welcomed the visit of Comrade Thongloun Sisoulith to Pyongyang and said that his visit is an expression of the full support and encouragement of the Lao party, government, and people for the cause of their Party and people.

He said, "Our Party, government, and people wished the Lao party and people greater successes in their struggle."

Kim Jong Un and Thongloun Sisoulith shake hands during their first summit in Pyongyang

Thongloun conveyed the best wishes and comradely greetings of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, government, and people to the WPK, the DPRK government and people significantly greeting its 80th founding anniversary.

He said that Laos is always a close friend of the fraternal Korean people and it is the consistent stand of the state leadership body of Laos to continue to develop the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two parties and the two countries.

The talks introduced the experience gained by the two parties and the two countries in building the party and the state and discussed issues arising in boosting mutual cooperation between the DPRK and the LPDR.

It also expressed expectation and conviction that the traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between the two parties and the two countries would grow stronger in conformity with the aspiration and desire of the two peoples.

The talks proceeded in a warm and friendly atmosphere.