Present at the banquet on invitation were Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, foreign minister of Indonesia, and his party and Nasri Gustaman, Indonesian ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of his embassy here.

Present there were DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun and officials concerned.

Pak said in his speech that the visit of the Indonesian FM to the DPRK shows the desire and wish of the Indonesian government and people to boost the friendly and cooperative relations between the peoples of the two countries.

I am pleased to see the Indonesian people achieving successes in their work for prosperity of the country, he added.

He referred to the fact that the friendly relations with Indonesia are now favorably developing under the deep care of the top leaders of the two countries.

Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa in his speech congratulated the government and people of the DPRK for registering big successes in economic construction and improvement of people's standard of living.

The relations between the two countries are steadily developing on good terms under the deep care of supreme leader Kim Jong Un, he said.

He evinced his will to contribute to further boosting the bilateral friendly relations.