Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a congratulatory message to Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir upon his appointment as the foreign minister of the Republic of Indonesia on October 6.

Expressing belief that the long-standing relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries would grow stronger in conformity with the requirement of the new century and the common interests of the two peoples, she wished the foreign minister success in his work.