DPRK government gives reception in welcome of government delegation of Belarus
Invited to the reception was the government delegation of Belarus led by Vice-Prime Minister Yuri Shuleiko.
Present there were Jong Myong Su, Vice-Premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK, Kim Jong Gyu, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and officials concerned.
Jong Myong Su made a speech at the reception.
He warmly welcomed the government delegation of Belarus and said its current visit to Pyongyang would be conducive to further developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and the Republic of Belarus.
The third meeting of the DPRK-Belarus Intergovernmental Joint Committee for Trade and Economic Cooperation would serve as an important occasion in bringing about actual results for improving the well-being of the two peoples, he said and expressed the belief that bilateral cooperation and visits would be active in the future, too.
Then, Vice-Prime Minister Yuri Shuleiko spoke.
He expressed thanks for having warmly received the delegation and said he witnessed that the Party, government and people of the DPRK are advancing at a fast speed along the course of new development and prosperity.
He noted that Belarus and the DPRK have been keeping the traditional friendly relations based on mutual respect for national sovereignty and right to independent development and expressed a will to further revitalize cooperation and contact for welfare of the two peoples in the future.