Foreign Heads of State send felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe

YANGON, 6 Jan — The following are messages of felicitations from Foreign Heads of State 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 Vladimir V Putin, President of the Russian Federation
Esteemed Mr Chairman,

Accept sincere congratulations on the National Day of the Union of Myanmar— the Independence Day.

I am confident that the relations of friendship, existing between Russia and Myanmar, will be further successfully developed for the benefit of the peoples of our two countries, in the interest of peace and security.

I wish you happiness and good health, well-being and prosperity to the people of Myanmar.

From Mr Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic

On the occasion of the National Day of the Union of Myanmar, I have the pleasure to convey my heartfelt wishes to the people of Myanmar.

May the links between our two people further intensify in the future.

From Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland I have much pleasure in sending to the people of Myanmar my congratulations on the celebrations of your National Day together with my best wishes for their prosperity and happiness.

From Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives
Excellency,

On behalf of the Government and the people of Maldives and on my own behalf, I wish to convey warm greetings and sincere good wishes to Your Excellency, the Government and the people of Myanmar, on the occasion of Myanmar’s Independence Day.

Please accept my best wishes for your good health and well-being, and for the continued progress and prosperity of the people of Myanmar.

From Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shahdev, King of Nepal

On the happy occasion of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar on behalf of the People and the Government of Nepal and on our own, we extend to Your Excellency our cordial felicitations and best wishes for Your Excellency’s personal health and happiness and for the progress and prosperity of the people of Myanmar. We are confident that the friendly relations between our two countries will grow further in the years to come.

From Hosny Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt

It is with immense pleasure that I extend to Your Excellency heartfelt congratulations on the fifty-seventh Anniversary of the Independence Day of Myanmar.

I take this opportunity to wish your Excellency all the best of health and happiness and your friendly people evermore progress and prosperity.

Highest consideration and appreciation.

From Mr Bashar Al-Assad, President of the Syrian Arab Republic

On the occasion of the National Day of the Union of Myanmar, I have great pleasure in extending, on behalf of the Syrian Arab people and on my own behalf, our sincere congratulations to Your Excellency and to your people.

I also express my best wishes for your good health and happiness and for the progress and prosperity of the people of the Union of Myanmar.

With my highest consideration.

From Mr Moshe Katsav, President of the State of Israel

The celebration of the Union of Myanmar’s Fifty-Seventh Anniversary of Independence, offers me the welcome opportunity to extend to Your Excellency, on behalf of the people of Israel and myself, our sincere congratulations and wishes for our personal well-being and for the continued progress and prosperity of Myanmar and its people.

From Mr Svetozar Marovic, President of Serbia and Montenegro
Excellency,

On the occasion of the National Day of the Union of Myanmar, I extend to you, on behalf of the people of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and myself, sincere felicitations and best wishes for the prosperity of your country.

I take this opportunity to express my conviction that the relations and cooperation between our two countries will continue to be promoted in the coming period, to the benefit of our peoples peace and stability in the world.

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

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

YANGON 6 Jan — The following are messages of felicitations from Foreign Heads of Government sent to Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win, on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

From Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Nepal

On the occasion of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar on behalf of his Majesty’s Government of Nepal and on my own I extend to Your Excellency and the People of Myanmar my sincere congratulations. I wish you good health and happiness as well as progress and prosperity of the people of Myanmar.

From Mr Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
Excellency,

On the occasion of the National Day of your country, I would like to convey to your my warmest congratulations and my best wishes for the prosperity, progress and welfare of the friendly people of the Union of Myanmar.

From Mr Svetozar Marovic, President of Serbia and Montenegro:
Excellency,

On the occasion of the National Day of the Union of Myanmar, I extend to you my cordial felicitations and best wishes.
I take this opportunity to express my conviction that the relations and cooperation between our two countries will continue to develop and be promoted to the benefit of our friendly peoples.

From Mr Mikhail E Fradkov, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation:
Esteemed Mr Prime Minister,

Accept my congratulations on the National Day of the Union of Myanmar— the Independence Day.
I am confident that the relations between Russia and Myanmar will further fruitfully develop for the benefit of the peoples of our countries, in the interest of peace and cooperation in Asia.

From Dr Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt:

On the auspicious occasion of the Fifty-Seventh Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you, the Government and people of Myanmar on behalf of the Government and people of Egypt and in my own name our warmest congratulations and best wishes for the prosperity and well-being of the friendly people and Government of the Union of Myanmar.

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

Timber entrepreneurs leave for Indonesia

YANGON, 5 Jan — A five-member delegation comprising Chairman of Myanmar Forest Products and Timber Merchants Association U Aung Lwin, Secretary U Aye Lwin left for Indonesia yesterday to attend the ASEAN Furniture Industries Council Conference to be held from 5 to 8 January .

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

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