President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
has sent
a
message
of
congratulations
to Dr.
Mahmoud
Ahmedinejad
on his
re-election
as
President
of the
Islamic
Republic
of Iran.
The
re-election
of
President
Ahmedinejad
is
joyous
news for
all Sri
Lankans
because
he is
considered
to be a
close
friend
of this
country,
the
message
states.
Here
is the
text of
the
President’s
message:
His Excellency Dr. Mahmoud Ahmedinejad
President
of the
Islamic
Republic
of Iran
Excellency,
The
Government
and the
people
of Sri
Lanka
join me
in
congratulatingyou
on Your
Excellency’s
re-election
as the
President
of the
IslamicRepublic
of Iran.
For all
of us in
Sri
Lanka,
this is
joyous
newsbecause
we
consider
Your
Excellency
to be a
close of
friend
of our
country.
It is my
firm
conviction
therefore
that
during
your new
tenure
of
office,
theclose
ties of
friendship
and
cooperation
between
our two
countries
will
befurther
strengthened
to
greater
heights
for the
mutual
benefit
of our
peoples.I
look
forward
eagerly
to
working
closely
with
Your
Excellency
as we
have
donebefore,
to
further
consolidate
our
bilateral
relations
into a
lastingmulti-sectoral
engagement.
Accept,
Excellency,
the
assurances
of my
highest
consideration.
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
June 13,
2009
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