Hanoi, May 14 -- Special envoy of General Secretary and President To Lam, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung made the above statement during his talks with Director of the International Department of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Song Nam, in Pyongyang, on May 13.

Le congratulated the DPRK on the successful organization of the 9th Congress of the WRK.

The Party, State, and people of Viet Nam always wish to constantly foster and promote Viet Nam-DPRK relations towards a more substantive and effective development, in line with the shared aspirations of the two peoples, contributing to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world, stated the...