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Zatlers continues to receive country leaders' greetings on occasion of state anniversary

20.11.2008

RIGA, Nov 20 (LETA) - President Valdis Zatlers continues to receive greetings from country leaders from Europe and around the world on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Latvia, as the President's press office informed LETA.

Today, Zatlers received greetings from the President of France Nicolas Sarkozy, President of Finland Tarja Halonen, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko and other country leaders.

Sarkozy in his greeting letter, underlined the importance he attributes to the development of ties between Latvia and France in the sectors of politics, economy, culture and science. "The political declaration on the strategic partnership between our countries, which was signed this year and the resolution on the need to implement the action plan in life will strengthen our relations even more," Sarkozy writes. He also expressed appreciation of the fact that Latvia has been accepted as an observer country of the International Francophonie Organization and thanked Latvia for the support it showed France during its European Union presidency.

The President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, states in his letter that "development of relations between Russia and Latvia in the spirit of mutual respect and good neighbor relations will benefit the interests of our nations."

The President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko underlines that Latvia's achievements on international scale, for example, full-fledged membership in EU and NATO, constant advances towards developing democracy and welfare in Europe, reassure that Ukraine and Latvia can improve cooperation between them in a number of sectors, including support for Ukraine on its way to European and trans-Atlantic integration.

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