Argentina's President Congratulates President Obama on

UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 001127 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC PREL XR AR SUBJECT: Argentina's President Congratulates President Obama on Nobel Prize ¶1. The Argentine Foreign Ministry hand-delivered to the DCM October 10 a letter of congratulations from President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) to President Obama on his Nobel Peace Prize. The MFA advised the DCM that CFK had asked that the letter be delivered prior to her departure that same evening on a week-long trip to India. Embassy is pouching the original letter to WHA/BSC. ¶2. Embassy's informal translation of letter: Buenos Aires, October 10, 2009 President of the United States of America Mr. Barack Obama The White House Washington, DC Mr. President: It is my pleasure to write to send my sincere congratulations to you for being awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for your efforts to fortify international diplomacy and cooperation between nations, in (the spirit of) a multilateral vision and respect for international law. Argentina shares the hope for a world at peace. (Complimentary Closing), Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner President of the Argentine Nation End informal translation of letter. MARTINEZ