Present at the reception were Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of Equatorial Guinea, the second vice prime minister of Society and Human Rights and other high-ranking officials and Johnny Hon, director of the International Kim Jong Il Prize Council, and his party who took part in the ceremony.

Also present there were the DPRK party and government delegation led by Kim Ki Nam, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea, and the DPRK ambassador to Equatorial Guinea and his embassy officials.

The Equatorial Guinean president said at the reception that Equatorial Guinea and the DPRK have long-standing friendly relations.

He fully supported the stand of the party and government of the DPRK reliably defending the sovereignty of the country by bolstering up the defence capabilities.

He said that the future of the DPRK is rosy as it is led by HE Kim Jong Un.

He sincerely wished Kim Jong Un good health and great success in his work to lead the party and people of the DPRK.