More messages of Congratulations received by the President of Malta

"May I express the wish that we work together to develop the friendly relations that unite our two countries in the interest of peace and prosperity in Europe and the Mediterranean", wrote President Jacques Chirac of France in a letter congratulating Prof. Guido de Marco on his appointment as President of Malta.

Other letters of congratulations were received by H.M. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, H.M. King Juan Carlos I of Spain, H.M. the Emperor of Japan and H.M. King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, all of whom expressed the conviction that relations between Malta and their respective countries would continue to be strengthened.

H.E. Roman Herzog, President of the Federal Republic of Germany expressed his confidence that during President de Marco's term of office "the solid foundation of the close and friendly relations between the Republic of Malta and the Federal Republic of Germany can be further strengthened".

Letters of congratulations were also sent by Fidel Casto, President of Cuba, President Suleyman Demirel of Turkey, H.E. Constantinos Stephanopolous, President of Greece, President Emil Constanstenescu of Romania, H.E. Lennart Meri, President of Estonia, H.E. Dr. Thomas Klestil, President of the Federal Republic of Austria, H.E. Glafcos Clerides, President of the Republic of Cyprus, H.E. Kim Yong Nam President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, President Arpad Goncz of Hungary, H.E. Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, H.E. Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority and H.E. Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission. 

Among the Ministers of Foreign Affairs who sent messages of congratulations were H.E. Jacques F. Poos, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, H.E. Niels Helveg Peterson, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, H.E. Jozias van Aartsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and H.E. Ismail Cem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey