(VOV) - On April 14, State President Truong Tan Sang sent a message of congratulations to Kim Jong Un over his election as First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The election was held during the fifth session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The late leader Kim Jong Il was recognized as the eternal chairman of the powerful commission, said the agency.