MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT ELECT FROM

UNCLAS KHARTOUM 001635 DEPT FOR S/ES-CR, S/ES-OS, AF A/S FRAZER, AF/SPG SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL SU SUBJECT: MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT ELECT FROM MINNI MINNAWI ¶1. (U) Post has received a letter of congratulations (text in para. 2) for President-elect Obama from Minni Minnawi, Chairman of the Sudan Liberation Movement and Senior Assistant to the President of the Republic of Sudan. A copy of the original letter is being transmitted to the Department via pouch. ¶2. (U) Begin Text: To: Senator Barack Obama President-Elect of the United States of America Washington DC, USA Dear Sir, Letter of Congratulation On my personnel behalf and on behalf of the leadership and the membership of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, and on behalf of the suffering people of Darfur and the entire people of the Sudan, I am honored to seize this opportunity to express my sincere and heartfelt congratulation to you for your historic victory for being elected as President of the United States of America. I also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the entire people of the United States of America for demonstrating this levelheaded, civility, sense of responsibility and maturity throughout the election process. Indeed, the people of the United States of America have once again and in no uncertain terms demonstrated to the world that America deserves to be respected. Mr. President elect, my organization the SLM/A championing and defending the people of Darfur, who, atrocities against them declared by the US Government and Congress as genocide, is not only proud of you and of the people of the United States of America, but its also confident and hopeful that your administration would immediately embark to engage itself effectively in expediting the resolution of their tragedy and restoration of peace, security and stability in the larger Sudan. We look forward for further cooperation and understanding. Forward ever, backward never. Struggle continue Yours Sincerely, Minni Minawi Chairman, Sudan Liberation Movement/Army Senior Assistant to President of the Republic Chairman, Transitional Darfur Regional Authority El Fashir, Darfur November 5, 2008 FERNANDEZ