Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Bashar Al-Assad, president of Syria, on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the March 8 revolution in Syria. In the message Kim Yong Nam said that the Syrian people have smashed the moves of the imperialists and Zionists and defended the dignity of the nation and the sovereignty of the country for 43 years, rallied close around the Arab Socialist Baath Party. He sincerely wished the president and people of Syria greater successes in their work for foiling the moves of the outside forces to isolate and stifle Syria, stepping up the modernization of the country and for fair and comprehensive settlement of the Middle East issue. He expressed the conviction that the good relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries will continue to vigorously consolidate and develop.