PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Thursday met with visiting Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday.

Volodin conveyed the friendly greetings and a congratulatory letter sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kim, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation, said the report.

Kim said Volodin's visit would serve as an occasion for further promoting the development of bilateral relations and deepening the friendly and fraternal feelings between the two peoples, it added.

He stressed the importance of the two parliaments in strengthening the political and cooperative relations between the two countries and creating a political and legislative environment favourable for the development of bilateral relations.

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Volodin thanked the DPRK for its assistance in the Kursk liberation operations and for taking measures to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Russia, adding that Russia would never forget the DPRK's people, government and the service personnel of the Korean People's Army, said the report.

Noting that the relations between the DPRK and Russia have progressed and been further consolidated under the strategic guidance of the two countries' heads of state, Volodin expressed readiness to make proactive efforts to boost exchanges and cooperation between their parliaments, it added.