The message said:

I heard the sad news that HE Kim Jong Il, the great leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, untimely passed away on Dec. 17, 2011.

The passing of the leader who made a tangible contribution to the country's socio-economic development with extraordinary political insight is a great loss to the Korean people.

I, on behalf of the government of Burkina Faso and on my own, express deep condolences to Your Excellency and all the people in your country grieving over the loss.

Hoping Your Excellency would surely overcome trials with eternal memory of the leader of the nation, I reaffirm my solidarity.