Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Choe Yong Rim, premier of the DPRK, sent a message of greeting to Nguyen Tan Dung, prime minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Thursday on the occasion of its 66th birthday.

The message expressed belief that the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries would grow stronger in various fields, wishing the prime minister of Vietnam greater success in his work for prosperity and development of the country.

DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun sent a similar message to his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh on the same day.