Manila, May 17, 2010
St EwBajador 2¢ Espaiier
No. 196
Hon. Senator Benigno C. Aquino Ill
Senate of the Philippines
Pasay City
Dear Senator Aquino:
It is my great pleasure to enclose herewith a congratulatory
telegram addressed to you from the President of the Government of Spain,
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, on the occasion of your victory in the recent
elections.
Very truly yours,
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Luis Arias-RomeroTRADUCCION DE CORTESIA
Your Honorabie Senator,
On my behaif and that of the Government of Spain | would like to
express my most sincere and warm congratulations for your victory in
the last presidential elections.
i wish you all the success during your presidential term and at the same
time I want ta convey to you my conviction that relations between Spain
and the Philippines will continue to iti-vease in ail fieids, in line with our
two countries historic and cultural common past and taking into account
that we share Identical objectives of freadom, social justice and
progress.
1 reiterate my willingness and that of my Government to closely
cooperate with that of the Republic of the Philippines that you are to
preside over by next June 30”. Let me take this opportunity to extend
my very warm and affectionate appreciation fo you.PRESIDENCIA
DEL GOBIERNO
TELEGRAMA DEL PRESIDENTE DEL GOBIERNO A
Exemo. Sr, Benigno Aquino
Senador de la Republica de Fillpinas,
MANILA
Honorable Senador reciba en nombre propio y en el del Gobierno de Espatia,
la mas sincera y cordial feiicitacién por su victoria en las recientes elecciones
presidenciales.
Al mismo tiempo que le deseo toda clase de éxitos a Io largo de su mandate
quiero expresarle mi conviccién de que, las relaciones entre Espana y
Filipinas continuerén inerementandose en todos los mbites, como
corresponde a dos paises que comparten, en buena medida, una historia y
una cultura comunes, y que también participan de ics mismos objetivos 42
libertad, justicia social y progreso.
Reiterandole mi disposicién y la de mi Gobiemo a colaborar al maximo con el
de la Republica de Filipinas, que Vd. "residiré a partir del proximo dia 30 de
junio, reciba mi mas cordial y afectueso saludo,
José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Prasidente del Gobierno de Espafia
TRANSMITASE.
14/05/2010
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