The President said that he felt grateful to General Secretary Kim Jong Il for having shown deep concern for the development of the relations between Mali and the DPRK.

Mali will invariably adhere to the stand of support and solidarity for the Korean people in their efforts to build a thriving nation and accomplish the cause of the independent and peaceful reunification of the country, he said, expressing belief that the Korean people's just cause of developing the country and achieving the peace of the region would certainly triumph.