(VOVworld) – The North Korean embassy in Vietnam on Thursday marked the 70^th birth anniversary of late North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il. At the event, Ambassador Kim Chang Il and Chief Judge of the Vietnamese Supreme People's Court, Truong Hoa Binh expressed their delight at the enduring friendship between the two countries that was first nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh and President Kim Il-sung. The two sides also expressed their belief that the bilateral ties will further develop in the new context.