They included the president of Laos who doubles as general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, presidents of Lebanon, Mongolia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, emir of Kuwait, president of Pakistan, president of Palestine who doubles as chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and chief of the Palestinian National Authority, presidents of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Armenia, king of Jordan, presidents of Iran and Indonesia and Vietnam, prime minister of Malta, president of Belarus, captains regent of San Marino, presidents of Guinea, Nigeria, Malawi, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Angola, Uganda, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nicaragua and Mexico.

Kim Jong Un also sent New Year cards to the co-chairman of the Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Foundation and the UN secretary general.