Foreign Heads of States send felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe

angon, 5 Jan - The following are messages of felicitations from Foreign Heads of States sent to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

From Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia:

On the Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you and through you, to the people of Myanmar my most heartfelt felicitations on behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Indonesia.

The relations between our two countries have been developing both on a bilateral basis and within the frame work of ASEAN. I am confident that the cordial and cooperative relations between Myanmar and Indonesia will continue to strengthen in the years ahead as we strive for national development and to contribute to the security and prosperity of our region.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration and best wishes for your good health and personal well-being.

From Mr Khamtay Siphandone, President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Your Excellency,

On the auspicious occasion of the 57th Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar, on behalf of the Lao people and on my own behalf, I have a pleasure to extend my warmest congratulations and best wishes to Your Excellency, and through Your Excellency to the Government and the entire brotherly people of the Union of Myanmar.

I am extremely gratified to note that the excellent relations of friendship and close cooperation existing between the peoples of our two countries have been further strengthened, bringing about tangible benefit to our two nations as well as making an important contribution to the cause of peace, stability, and cooperation for development in the region and in the world.

May I take this opportunity to wish Your Excellency good health and well-being and continued progress and prosperity for the people of the Union of Myanmar.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

From Mr S R Nathan, President of the Republic of Singapore
Dear Excellency,

On behalf of the people of Singapore, I would like to extend our congratulations to Your Excellency and the people of the Union of Myanmar on the occasion of the 57th Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

Ties between Singapore and Myanmar are good. I am confident that relations between our two countries will continue to grow for mutual benefit.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

From Mr Tran Duc Luong, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

On behalf of the State and People of Vietnam and in my own name, I have the great honour to convey to Your Excellency and the people of Myanmar the warmest congratulations on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

From General Pervez Musharraf, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Excellency,

It gives me great pleasure to extend to Your Excellency our warmest felicitations on the happy occasion of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

Pakistan and Myanmar enjoy close and friendly relations. I am confident that mutually beneficial ties between our two countries will be further strengthened in the years ahead.

I avail myself of this opportunity to express my best wishes for Your Excellency's personal health and happiness and for the continued progress and prosperity of the people of Myanmar.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

From Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed, President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Excellency,

It is indeed a great pleasure for me to convey to Your Excellency our heartiest felicitations and greetings on the auspicious occasion of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

I firmly believe that the existing bonds of friendship and cooperation between our two neighbouring countries will be further strengthened and consolidated in the years ahead to the mutual benefit of our two peoples. I take this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency my best wishes for your good health, long life and happiness as well as for the continued peace, progress and prosperity of the friendly people of the Union of Myanmar.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

Foreign Heads of Governments send felicitations to Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win

Yangon 5 Jan - The following are messages of felicitations from Foreign Heads of Governments sent to Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win, on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

From Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Excellency,

On behalf of the Government of Singapore, I would like to congratulate Your Excellency and the Government of the Union of Myanmar on the 57th Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

Our relations have grown over the years. We must continue to work to strengthen ASEAN to meet the many regional challenges.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

From Mr Pham Van Khai, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

On behalf of the Government and People of Vietnam, I have the honour to convey to Your Excellency and the Government and people of Myanmar the warmest congratulations on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

I am pleased to see the excellent development of the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Myanmar in the recent time and am confident that under the joint efforts of our two Governments and peoples, the relationship between us would ever been consolidated and strengthened on bilateral basis as well as within the frameworks of ASEAN and other regional and international fora and organizations in the interest of the two peoples and that of the peace, stability, cooperation and prosperous development in Southeast Asia and the world over.

May Your Excellency ever stay in the best of health and happiness.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

From Mr Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Excellency,

It gives me great pleasure to extend to Your Excellency, on behalf of the Government and the people of Pakistan and on my own behalf our sincere greetings and warm felicitations to the Government and the people of the Union of Myanmar, on the auspicious occasion of the Independence Day of Myanmar.

Pakistan and Myanmar enjoy cordial and cooperative relations. I am confident that the friendly ties between our two countries would be further strengthened in the years to come.

I avail this opportunity to convey our best wishes for your Excellency's well-being, health and happiness and for the continued progress and prosperity of the people of Myanmar.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of our highest consideration.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/

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