INDEPENDENCE DAY CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM KYRGYZ

UNCLAS BISHKEK 000821 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/CEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KDEM KG SUBJECT: INDEPENDENCE DAY CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM KYRGYZ FM TO THE SECRETARY ¶1. Post received the following Independence Day congratulatory letter from Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev to the Secretary. The original letter will be pouched to SCA/CEN. ¶2. BEGIN TEXT: The Kyrgyz Republic Minister of Foreign Affairs Dear Madam Secretary of State, It is a great pleasure to congratulate you heartily on Independence Day of the United States of America. Dynamic cooperation between our states is one of the most important components of Kyrgyzstan,s foreign policy. For the recent years the Kyrgyz-American dialogue has reached qualitatively new level and established the basis for the further development of mutual relations in various areas and at different levels. We expect as well to expand in future our partnership on deepening of friendship relations and together resist successfully to current global threats and challenges, fight against international terrorism and expand mutually beneficial trade and economic relations. Taking this pleasant opportunity I wish you good health and longevity, prosperity and welfare to your country, and happiness and peace to people of the United States. Sincerely, /s/ Ednan Karabaev END TEXT YOVANOVITCH