On June 22, 2025, Ethiopians in South Korea held an event where they presented a congratulatory letter to the newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in front of the presidential office in Seoul.
During the event, everyone read the congratulatory letter together to express their best wishes to the new president.
āi sāi é bǐ yà埃塞俄比亚jū mín居民、nàn mín难民hé和xún qiú寻求bì hù庇护zhě者yě也xī wàng希望hán guó韩国zhèng fǔ政府néng能bāng zhù帮助āi sāi é bǐ yà埃塞俄比亚shí xiàn实现hé píng和平hé和mín zhǔ民主，bǎo hù保护rén quán人权，bìng并gǎi shàn改善zài在hán韩āi sāi é bǐ yà埃塞俄比亚nàn mín难民de的shēng huó生活。
Ethiopian residents, refugees, and asylum seekers also hope that the South Korean government will help Ethiopia achieve peace and democracy, protect human rights, and improve the lives of Ethiopian refugees in South Korea.
tā men他们hái还jiàn yì建议bǎ把měi nián每年de的5yuè月6rì日dìng wèi定为“āi sāi é bǐ yà rì埃塞俄比亚日”，jì niàn纪念1951nián年āi sāi é bǐ yà埃塞俄比亚shì bīng士兵zài在cháo xiān zhàn zhēng朝鲜战争zhōng中bāng zhù帮助hán guó韩国。
They also proposed to designate May 6 every year as "Ethiopia Day" to commemorate Ethiopian soldiers who helped South Korea during the Korean War in 1951.
āi sāi é bǐ yà埃塞俄比亚rén人biǎo shì表示，tā men他们huì会jì xù继续zhī chí支持mín zhǔ民主、hé píng和平hé和liǎng两guó国de的yǒu yì友谊，xī wàng希望xīn新zǒng tǒng总统néng能bāng zhù帮助āi sāi é bǐ yà埃塞俄比亚biàn dé变得gèng更hǎo好。
The Ethiopians expressed that they will continue to support democracy, peace, and friendship between the two countries, hoping the new president will help Ethiopia become better.