PR No.78 PRIME MINISTER’S MESSAGE OF FELICITATION FOR US PRESIDENT-ELECT Islamabad

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif congratulates the US President-elect. The message reads as follows:

“It is my great privilege and pleasure to congratulate you on your historic victory in the 2016 Presidential elections. On behalf of the government and people of Pakistan, and on my own behalf, I wish to extend to your and the people of the United States, our most sincere felicitations on you election as the 45th President of the United States.

Your election is indeed the triumph of the American people and their enduring faith in the ideals of democracy, freedom, human rights and free enterprise. Most importantly, your momentous success is a testimony to the confidence that the people of the United States have reposed in your leadership, vision and commitment to serve your great country.

Over the post seven decades, Pakistan and the United States have enjoyed a strategic partnership, rooted in the shared ideals of freedom, democracy, mutual respect and commonality of interests. Our deep seated conviction that a strong partnership between the two countries critical to promoting and sustaining peace, security and stability in the wider region, continue to underpin the resilience in Pak-US ties.

I wish to re-affirm my Government’s commitment to further strengthening and deepening of our relations, in a manner truly reflective of the aspirations of our two nations. I am looking forward to closely working with you, to bring our two countries closer and making our partnership an important vehicle for the realization of peace, security and prosperity in the region and beyond. I would also like to avail myself of this opportunity to extend to you a most cordial invitation to visit Pakistan, at your earliest convenience.

I would like to wish you the best of success, Mr. President-elect, as you prepare to take up the responsibilities and challenges of the high office and to assure you of our full support and cooperation. Let me also convey my sincere prayers for you and your family’s health and happiness and prosperity of the people of the United States.

Please accept, Mr. President-elect, the assurances of my highest consideration.”

 

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