The message said:

Your Excellency First Chairman

I am pleased to extend heartfelt and warmest congratulations to Your Excellency on behalf of the people and government of Cote d'Ivoire and on my own behalf on the occasion of the national day of your country.

On this happy occasion I would like to wish Your Excellency good health and happiness and the friendly Korean people prosperity and peace.

Pleased that the good relations of friendship and cooperation between our two countries are developing favorably, I hope that these relations will grow stronger in the way of bringing happiness to the two peoples and building a progressive and peaceful world.

Please accept my highest regards.