Congratulations to Malian PM

Pyongyang, January 10 (KCNA) -- Premier Pak Pong Ju, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, sent a congratulatory message to Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga upon his appointment as prime minister of the Republic of Mali on Jan. 8. The message wished him success in his work for the socio-economic development of the country, expressing the belief that the traditional bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation would steadily develop. -0-