President Park Geun-hye held summit talks with President Alassane Ouattara of the Republic of Cote d?voire at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 7, 2014.The two leaders discussed measures to substantially boost bilateral cooperation, cooperation in the international community and issues involving the Ko
President Alassane Ouattara of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire was born in Dimbokro, in the centre of the country, on 1 January 1942. He attended primary school in Cote d’Ivoire, secondary school in Upper Volta (today Burkina Faso) and earned a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Pennsylvania. The
A PEOPLE OF TRADERSThe earliest occupants of what is now Cote d’Ivoire seem to have come from the southwest (present-day Liberia) and the north (present-day Mali). In the 13th century, waves of migrating Mandingo, a people of traders, settled on the edge of the great forest and developed activities
APPROXIMATELY 60 ETHNIC GROUPSFour main human groups stemming from successive waves of migration live in Cote d’Ivoire.The Mande (west and northwest), Voltaic (northwest), Krou (southern forest) and Akan (south, centre, east and southeast) peoples include approximately 60 ethnic groups. All these pe
GLOWING RESULTSSpeaking before the national assembly in Abidjan in January 2013, IMF managing director Christine Laggard congratulated the country’s new administration for the result Cote d’Ivoire achieved in less than two years.She even mentioned the prospect of a “second Ivorian miracle” if the re
EXPORTING CRUDEOIL SINCE 2002Cote d'Ivoire became an oil producer in 1980 but did not start exporting crude with quality close to that of North Sea Brent until 2002. Since then, it has been reserved for export, with economic recovery in full swing, the government intends not only to correct past mis
A HOME FOR ALLThe estimated shortage of housing units in Cote d’Ivoire is put at 20,000 a year, half of which is in Abidjan alone. Housing for low-income households, especially young people between the ages of 25 and 40, is a priority for the government, which has decided to build 60,000 subsidized
HOTEL IN ABIDJANHotel IvoireBuilt in 1970, Cote d’Ivoire’s premiere hotel in undergoing major refurbishment. Its tower opened in 2011, and the main building is expected to re-open in late 2013. The Accor group’s Sofitel brand manages the Hotel Ivoire complex, which stands on the banks of the Ebrie l
Ambassador Petar Andonov of the Republic of Bulgaria in Seoul hosted a luncheon at the Zelen Bulgarian Restaurant in Itaewon, Seoul on Sept. 30, 2014 for his close friends. Attending the lucnehon were Ambassador Ziran Kazazovic of the Republic of Serbia, newly accredited Ambassador Milan Lajciak of
A Korea-Uzbekistan seminar was held at the President Hotel in Seoul on Oct. 7, 2014 on the theme of Political Modernization and Development of the Electoral System in Uzbekistan.Some 50 professors, electoral system experts and media representatives of the two countries attended the seminar, and disc
The following are details of recent developments in the economic and other areas of the Republic of Bulgaria provided by the Commercial Economic Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Seoul.-Ed.For the last decade, Bulgaria has been one of the fastest growing Eastern European economies
His Excellency Mr. Gustavo Leite, the Minister of Industry and Commerce of Paraguay, will visit the Republic of Korea leading an economic delegation on Sept. 14-18, 2014 as a speaker at the Korea-Central and South American Investment Seminar. This was learned from the Embassy of Paraguay in Seoul. T
The following article was contributed by Ambassador Vasyl Marmazov of Ukraine in Seoul for publication on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of Independence of his country.?Ed. ▲Ambassador Vasyl Marmazov of UkraineAugust 24th of 2014 marks the 23rd anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine. On th
After Uzbekistan’s Independence its tourism industry has been consistently developing. Large-scale reforms that have been carried out by the government resulted in significant changes in tourism infrastructure. New tourism directions have been developed, modern hotels have been constructed, ancient
Since Uzbekistan’s independence the healthcare system of the country has undergone significant changes. Preserving and strengthening health of population and raising a younger generation that is harmoniously developed, physically healthy and spiritually mature have become Government’s priority tasks
The principles of freedom of choice and will, and first and foremost, the constitutional right of everyone to elect and be elected in the representative bodies of the state, are embodied in the fundamentals of the national statehood model. In each society elections are an important indicator of the
The following are details of an interview with Charge d’Affaires Bakhtier N. Ibragimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul.--Ed. “It is a high privilege for me to address today the esteemed readers of “The Korea Post” on the occasion of the 23rd Anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence. The found
By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher, The Korea PostThe Republic of Korea and the Republic of Uzbekistan have agreed to establish a House of Korean Culture and Art in Uzbekistan. This agreement was reached by President Park Geun-hye and President Islam Karimov at their summit meeting that was held during the S
Mrs. Sung Kim (nee Jaeun Chung), wife of the ambassador of the United States, has obviously made many good friends in Korean society as well as among the spouses of the ambassadors in Korea?in less than three years since she came to Korea in November 2011 with her husband. ▲Seated in the front row,
In Korea, we have an old-saying, Jasu Seongga (自手成家), meaning “a self-made man,” a symbol of pride for a person who has succueeded in life. ▲President Evo Morales Ayma of the Republic of Bolivia. Like many Korean Presidents, he was born to a poor family and worked his way through to become the Head