Dehai News Mailing List Archive: Shabait.com: World leaders and Heads of Organizations send Messages of Congratulations

From: Berhane Habtemariam <Berhane.Habtemariam_at_gmx.de_at_dehai.org>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 19:49:30 +0200

Asmara, 20 May 2015 – The Heads of State of Saudi Arabia, People’s Republic of China, India, Mexico, Israel, Liberia and the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, as well as the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization have sent messages of congratulation to President Isaias Afwerki on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of Independence.

In their messages, King Salman Bin Abdel Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, and the Crown Prince and Deputy Chairman of the country’s Ministerial Council, Mohammed Bin Naif Bin Abdel-Aziz Al-Saud, wished good health to President Isaias and peace and prosperity for the Eritrean people. They also asserted readiness to strengthen Eritrean-Saudi relations.

Likewise, President Xi Jin Ping of the PRC lauded Eritrea’s development achievements on the basis of self-reliance, and expressed readiness to further enhance the prevailing solid Eritrean-Chinese ties.

Similarly, Presidents Prnab Mukherjee of India, Enrique Penna Nieto of Mexico, Reuven Rivlin of Israel and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia conveyed messages of goodwill to the people and Government of Eritrea. Moreover, they asserted readiness to foster ties with Eritrea.

In the same vein, the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Dr. Nkozasana Dlamini Zuma, expressed appreciation for the Eritrean government’s achievement as regards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). She further expressed conviction that Eritrea would continue to work closely with the AU for the attainment of the organization’s objectives. In a similar message, FAO’s Director-General Jose Graziano Da Silva wished goodwill to President Isaias and the Eritrean people.

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