Pyongyang, November 11 (KCNA) — Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, sent a congratulatory message to Le Hoai Trung upon his appointment as foreign minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on November 4.

The message expressed belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries with a long history and tradition would grow stronger through the joint efforts of the foreign ministries of the two countries in the spirit of the agreement reached at the historic Pyongyang summit meeting in October, 2025.