They included the president of the Russian Federation, president of the People's Republic of China who is general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba who doubles as president of the Council of State and president of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, president of the Syrian Arab Republic, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic who doubles as general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, president of Mongolia, president of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, emir of the State of Kuwait, president of the State of Palestine who doubles as chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, presidents of Philippines, Cyprus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Montenegro, A

rmenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Indonesia, captains regent of San Marino, president of Guinea, Nigerian president who doubles as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and presidents of Rwanda, DR Congo, Algeria, Angola, Uganda and Egypt.

Kim Jong Un also sent New Year cards and congratulatory messages to the vice-president of the People's Republic of China, secretary general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea, co-chairman of the Council of the Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Foundation, UN secretary general, governor of the Khabarovsk Territory of the Russian Federation and mayor of Khabarovsk City.