| More Countries Send Sympathy to China over Weather Disaster |
| 2008-02-14 00:00 |
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More foreign leaders have sent messages (letters) to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, offering their deep sympathy over the recent weather disaster in China. The foreign leaders who have sent messages recently included Polish President Lech Kaczynski, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyoo, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Spanish Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam. In their messages, the leaders extended deep sympathy to the affected regions, voiced support for the Chinese government's disaster relief efforts and expressed the belief that the Chinese people will overcome the current difficulties with courage and perseverance so that normalcy will return to the disaster-hit areas at an early date and economic growth will continue. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvado, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski and Cypriot Foreign Minister EratoKozakou Marcoullis also sent messages. |
