MESSAGES OF CONGRATULATION |03 July 2010

It gives me great pleasure to convey to you, to the government and the people of Seychelles our greetings and felicitations on the occasion of your National Day.
India and Seychelles enjoy an especially warm and friendly relationship. Our bilateral cooperation is ever increasing. I am confident that our relations will further strengthen in the years ahead to our mutual benefit.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration and good wishes for your personal health and wellbeing, as well as for the progress and prosperity of the friendly people of the Republic of Seychelles.
Pratibha Devisingh Patil
President of India
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On the occasion of the National Day of your friendly country, I am pleased to send my warmest wishes and congratulations and wish you the best of health and happiness.
Dr Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi,
Secretary of the General People’s Committee of Libya (Prime Minister)
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On the occasion of the National Day of your friendly country, I have pleasure in sending to your Excellency best wishes and congratulations from me and from the people of the Great Socialist People’s Arab Jamahiriya, and in wishing the best of health and happiness for you, and more progress and prosperity for the people of the Republic of Seychelles.
Muamar Al Gaddafi,
Leader of the Revolution (Libya)
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I extend warm greetings to Your Excellency and to all the citizens of the country as you celebrate your National Day. I am pleased to assure you all of my prayers to Almighty God for your health, happiness and prosperity.
His Holiness Pope Benedictus PP. XVI
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As you celebrate your National Day, I have much pleasure in sending my warmest greetings to Your Excellency and the people of Seychelles, together with my best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous future.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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Please accept my sincere congratulations on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Seychelles.
I am confident that the relations of friendship and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Seychelles will be further strengthened for the benefit of our peoples, in the interest of peace and stability in the region of East Africa.
I wish you, esteemed Mr President, good health, and every success, progress and prosperity to the people of Seychelles.
Respectfully,
D. Medvedev,
President of Russia
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On behalf of the American people, I congratulate you and the people of the Republic of Seychelles on the occasion of your nation’s National Day on June 18.
I look forward to stronger ties between our two countries as we work together to meet ongoing challenges and share in the opportunities of the future. May the citizens of Seychelles continue to enjoy peace and prosperity in the coming year.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
President of the United States of America
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On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Seychelles, on behalf of the government and people of the People’s Republic of China and in my own name, I wish to express the warmest congratulations and best wishes to Your Excellency and, through Your Excellency, to the government and people of the Republic of Seychelles.
In recent years, under Your Excellency’s leadership, your government and people have carried out a series of economic reform measures to tackle the challenges posed by the international financial crisis, reaping remarkable results in the promotion of economic development and the people’s livelihood.  We express our appreciation and sincerely hope that Seychelles will see new and greater achievements in the cause of national construction.
The China-Seychelles relationship enjoys a good momentum of development in recent years. During Your Excellency’s attendance of the opening ceremony of the Shangai Word Expo, we held a friendly meeting and reached extensive consensus on developing the China-Seychelles relationship in the new era. I wish to make joint efforts with Your Excellency to push forward the development of the bilateral friendly relations between our two countries.
Hu Jintao,
President
People’s Republic of China
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On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Seychelles, I extend cordial congratulations to you and reaffirm to you the resolve to continue strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between our countries.
I renew to you the assurances of my highest consideration.
Raúl Castro Ruz,
President of the Councils of State and of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba
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Your Excellency,
It pleases me on the anniversary of your country’s National Day to express to Your Excellency my heartfelt felicitations coupled with my best wishes for Your Excellency’s personal wellbeing, and continued prosperity and progress for the friendly people of Seychelles with my highest consideration.
Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabr Al-Thani,
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar

Your Excellency,
On the occasion of the anniversary of your country’s National Day, I would like to extend to your country my warm greetings and felicitations coupled with my best wishes for good health and happiness to Your Excellency, and further progress and development for the friendly people of Seychelles.
With my highest consideration,
Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani,
Deputy Amir and Heir Apparent of the State of Qatar
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Your Excellency,
I have the pleasure on the anniversary of your country’s National Day to extend to Your Excellency, on behalf of the people of the state of Qatar and my own behalf, our sincere felicitations coupled with our best wishes for Your Excellency’s personal wellbeing, and continued progress and prosperity for the friendly people of Seychelles, hoping that the ties of friendship and cooperation between our two countries will be further enhanced in the years ahead.
With my highest consideration,
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani
Amir of the State of Qatar
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We are pleased to convey our sincere felicitations to Your Excellency on the auspicious occasion of the National Day of the people of Seychelles. We avail ourselves of this opportunity to wish you happiness and good health, and the friendly people of Seychelles continued progress and prosperity.
Qaboos Bin Said
Sultan of Oman
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On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Seychelles, I have great pleasure in sending Your Excellency my heartfelt congratulations and sincere good wishes for your happiness and for the prosperity of the people of your country.
Akihito,
Emperor of Japan
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On behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Korea, I have the great pleasure to extend my warmest congratulations to you and the people of the Republic of Seychelles on the occasion of your National Day.
I take this opportunity to express my sincere wish for the further deepening of the ties of friendship and cooperation between our two countries and peoples. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration as well as sincere wishes for your continued good health and the everlasting prosperity of your great country.
Lee Myung-Bak,
President of the Republic of Korea
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On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Seychelles on June 18, 2010, it is my honour to extend, on behalf of the people of Singapore, to Your Excellency and your people our warmest congratulations.
Please accept, Your Excellency, our best wishes for the continued peace, progress and prosperity of the Republic of Seychelles.
S. R. Nathan,
President,
Republic of Singapore
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Monsieur le Président et cher Frère
A l’occasion de la célébration de la fête-nationale de la République des Seychelles, il m’est particulièrement  agréable de vous adresser mes chaleureuses félicitations et Mes vœux les plus sincères de santé et de bonheur.  A votre peuple frère, je souhaite tout le progrès et la prospérité qu’il appelle de ses vœux, sous votre conduite éclairée.
Je saisis cette heureuse opportunité pour exalter les solides liens de fraternité africaine et de coopération fructueuse qui unissent nos deux pays, et vous réitère ma ferme détermination a continuer a œuvrer de concert avec vous pour les hisser au plus haut niveau, afin de répondre aux aspirations de nos deux peuples frères a davantage de complémentarité et de solidarité.
Veuillez agréer, Monsieur le Président et cher Frère, l’assurance de ma très haute considération.
Mohammed VI,
Roi du Maroc
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On the occasion of the National Day of Seychelles, I would like to convey to Your Excellency my congratulations and sincere wishes for your personal wellbeing and for the progress and prosperity of the people of Seychelles.
Anibal Cavaco Silva,
President of the Portuguese Republic
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On the occasion of your National Day, I would like to convey to Your Excellency my most heartfelt congratulations and my very best wishes for your personal wellbeing and for the prosperity and the happy future of the people of the Republic of Seychelles.
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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The people of the Kingdom of Bahrain join me in conveying to Your Excellency and the people of Seychelles our cordial congratulations and best greetings as you celebrate National Day.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest regards and sincere wishes for your personal good health and happiness, as well as for continued progress and prosperity of the people of your country.
Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa,
King of Bahrain
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It gives me great pleasure to extend my heartfelt congratulations on the happy occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Seychelles.
Expressing my best wishes for your good health and happiness, I would also like to extend my sincere wishes for the continued progress and prosperity of the friendly people of Seychelles, as well as for the cordial relations between our two friendly countries to continue to flourish.
Sincerely,
Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa,
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
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La célébration de la fête national de la République des Seychelles me donne l’occasion bienvenue d’adresser a Votre Excellence, au nom du Conseil fédéral Suisse et en mon nom personnel, nos sincères félicitations et nos vœux les meilleurs de santé et de Bonheur pour vous-même et de prospérité pour votre pays,
Doris Leuthard,
Présidente de la Confédération suisse