PRESS RELEASE

 H.E. Francois Hollande

PRESS RELEASE

H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania has sent a congratulatory message to His Excellency Francois Hollande, President of France on the occasion his country’s National Day on 14^th July, 2014.

The message reads as follows;

        “His Excellency Francois Hollande,

President of France,

Paris,

FRANCE.

Your Excellency,

On behalf of the government and people of the United Republic of Tanzania and indeed on my own behalf, I wish to convey my sincere congratulations to you and through you to the Government and people of France on the occasion of your country’s National Day on 14^th July, 2014.

We in Tanzania cherish the close ties of friendship, cooperation and partnership that so happily exist between our two countries. Over the years these links have increasingly strengthened to the benefit of our peoples. Together we have built bridges between our two countries in every conceivable field from education, tourism, water, sanitation, governance, regional cooperation, commerce and trade.

Please accept, your Excellency, my best wishes for your personal good health and peace and prosperity for the people of France”.

Issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dar es Salaam

14^th July, 2014