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BEIJING, May 15 -- More foreign political parties and
social groups have sent letters of condolences to Chinese President Hu Jintao and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
over the deadly earthquake that jolted Sichuan province in the
country's southwest Monday.
David Cameron, leader of the British Conservative Party, said, "I
was shocked and saddened to hear the news of the terrible earthquake
that has taken place in Sichuan province, and the many deaths and
injuries it has caused."
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Chinese people at this very
difficult time. I know the British government has made clear that it
stands ready to provide any help or assistance you may need in the
rescue effort, which you are clearly carrying out with great speed
and determination," Cameron said.
Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party Jeronimo de
Sousa on behalf of his party expressed deep condolences to the quake
victims and support for the Chinese government's swift and highly
effective large-scale rescue operations.
Secretary-General of the Communist Party of France Marie-George
Buffet sent a letter of solace to Chinese President Hu, expressing
his belief that China will do a good job in reconstructing the
quake-hit area.
Abdullah al Ahmar, assistant secretary general of the Arab Baath
Socialist Party of Syria, sent his most sincere solace to the
Chinese Communist Party and the bereaved families, hoping that the
Chinese people could finally conquer the nature disaster.
O. Musaev, first secretary of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan,
extended deep sympathy and support to the families of the dead and
the injured in his letter of solace.
Pracahanda, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal, said in a
press statement, "Our party expresses deep sorrow over the terrible
human and material loss caused by the strong earthquake that hit the
Sichuan Province in southwest China."
"We would like to express our deep sympathy for the Chinese people
and the government of China at this difficult time. Furthermore, we
also express our best wishes to the Chinese people and the
government of China in the rescue and relief operations," he said.
Condolence messages also poured in from George Andreas Papandreou,
president of Greece Panhellenic Socialist Movement and Socialist
International; Samuel Webb, chairman of the Communist Party of the
United States of America; Ali Akhmedov, deputy chairman and
executive secretary of New Azerbaijan Party; Muhammad Farooq Sattar,
deputy convener and parliamentary group leader of Pakistan's
Muttahidah Qaumi Movement (MQM); Amrit Kumar Bohara, acting general
secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist);
Khaled Hadadah, general secretary of Lebanese Communist Party; Leo
Brincat, foreign affairs spokesman of Malta Labor Party; Abdallah H.
J. Alafranji, member of the Central Committee and minister of
external affairs of the Palestine National Liberation Movement (Fatah).
Those who convey their deep concern and condolences by other means
include: Joseph Daul, President of the EPP-ED Group in the European
Parliament; Wilfried Martens, President of the European People's
Party; Guido Westernell, President of the Free Democratic Party of
Germany; Elena Valenciano, secretary of International Relations of
the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party; Mohamed Ould Maouloud,
President of the Union of Progress Forces of Mauritania; Mustafa
Osman Ismall of the National Congress of Sudan; Joseph Cassar,
Secretary General of Malta Olympic Committee.
The organizations that have expressed their sympathy and condolences
to the victims of the disaster via other channels include: India's
Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace, Japan Peace Committee,
Japan-China Friendship Association, Nagano Association for
Japan-China Exchanges, Government of Hiroshima Prefecture,
Foundation for Research on International Environment National
Development and Security of Pakistan, and MRA/IC-Japan.
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