Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), sent a message of sympathy to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on April 8.

In the message, Kim Jong Un, on behalf of the DPRK government and people and on his own behalf, extended deep consolation to the Russian president and, through him, to the Russian government, people and victims on hearing the sad news that a lot of material losses were caused by flooding in Orenburg Region.

Sincerely hoping that the Russian government and people would remove the aftermath of the natural disaster at an early date and that the inhabitants in the afflicted areas would regain their peace as soon as possible under the leadership of the Russian president, the message noted that the people of the DPRK would always be with the Russian people.