CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA FROM

UNCLAS PORT LOUIS 000384 DEPT FOR S/ES-CR AND S/ES-O E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC PREL OVIP MP SUBJECT: CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA FROM THE MAURITIAN PRESIDENT REF: STATE 118192 ¶1. On November 5, Post received a congratulatory letter from the President of the Republic of Mauritius, The Right Honorable Sir Aneerood Jugnauth, G.C.S.K.,K.C.M.G, Q.C, addressed to President-Elect Barack Obama. Post will send the official signed document to the Department. ¶2. Following is the text of President Sir Aneerood Jugnauth's letter in original English. Begin text: Dear President-elect Obama, I heartily congratulate you upon your election as the 44th President of the United States of America. Your election confirms the existence of democracy and its consolidation. I sincerely hope that the USA will witness a new development under your wise, able and youthful leadership and that it will drive the world into a new era of change for the benefit of mankind. I also hope that the diplomatic ties between Mauritius and the United States of America will receive a new boost. Signed The Right Honorable Sir Aneerood Jugnauth G.C.S.K., K.C.M.G, Q.C President of the Republic of Mauritius End of text. CABRERA