Pyongyang, August 6 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greeting to Alassane Ouattara, president of Cote d'Ivoire, on Thursday on its 51st independence day.

Kim in the message wished the president of Cote d'Ivoire big success in the work for stability, peace and development of the country, hoping that the traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries would grow stronger.