Greetings to Syrian PM

Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- Kim Jae Ryong, premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a message of greeting to Imad Khamis, prime minister of the Syrian Arab Republic, on April 17 on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of its independence. The message expressed invariable support for and solidarity with the Syrian people in their cause of justice, wishing the Syrian prime minister greater success in his work for developing the country's economy and stabilizing the people's living. Meanwhile, DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon sent a congratulatory message to Walid Al-Muallem, deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria, on the same day. -0-