LETTER FROM PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT LUGO TO PRESIDENT OBAMA IN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000690 SIPDIS SECSTATE FOR S/ES-CR S/ES-O WHA/FO CMCMULLEN WHA/BSC MDRUCKER, BFRIEDMAN, MDASCHBACH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC PREL PA SUBJECT: LETTER FROM PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT LUGO TO PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RECOGNITION OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE ¶1. The Paraguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered to the Embassy a letter dated October 13, 2009 from President Fernando Lugo Mendez addressed to President Barack Obama. An informal translation follows. No signed original to follow. ¶2. Embassy's informal translation of letter: Asuncion, October 13, 2009 To Your Highest Mr. Barack Obama President of the United States of America Washington, DC Mr. President: I would like to express my pleasure at this recognition to your life, acknowledging your continuing fight for a better and worthier world. The Nobel Peace Prize equally demonstrates a faithful representation of the world's hope for your leadership, in particular, towards less developed nations which center expectations on an administration that will transform a universe of restlessness and injustice into a better place to live as brothers and sisters. Dear President Obama, please be so kind to extend, on my behalf and on behalf of the people of my country, our most sincere greetings to your family who should share with understandable pride this valuable distinction. May God always bless you. Fernando Lugo Mendez, President of the Republic of Paraguay End informal translation of letter. AYALDE