HAVANA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Monday met a senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Ri Su Yong, to discuss mutual international issues, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said.

Monday marked the end of the five-day visit by Ri, who is vice chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee. During the trip, intended to strengthen links between Pyongyang and Havana after the election of a new president in Cuba in April, Ri also met President Miguel Diaz-Canel and former President Raul Castro.

Rodriguez and Ri talked about the "historic relations of friendship and cooperation" between the two countries, the current economic and political climate in the region as well as future challenges.

On Saturday, Ri met Diaz-Canel, delivering a written message from DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un. The contents of the message were not disclosed.

Ri also shared details of the recent meeting of the WPK Central Committee and the DPRK's new economic and social development guidelines with the Cuban head of state.

On Thursday, he met Castro, current first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, delivering another written message from Kim. The contents of the message were not disclosed either.

The DPRK official is a member of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and director of the party's International Department.?