Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has extended felicitations to the President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un, and the people of the DPRK on the 78th anniversary of the founding of the republic.

According to Radio Pakistan, in a letter, President Zardari highlighted that Pakistan and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea enjoy cordial relations based on mutual trust and goodwill. He expressed firm confidence that bilateral relations between the two countries will continue to strengthen in the years ahead for the mutual benefit of both nations.