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MFA Press Statement: Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr Angela Merkel

26 September 2013

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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to Dr Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, to congratulate her on the victory of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Uni...

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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to Dr Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, to congratulate her on the victory of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union in the German Federal Elections held on 22 September 2013. The text of Prime Minister Lee’s letter to Chancellor Merkel is attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
26 SEPTEMBER 2013
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26 September 2013

Your Excellency,

Congratulations on the excellent results of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union in the 2013 federal elections. Your victory reflects the German people’s support for your party’s programmes, and confidence in your personal leadership and vision for Germany.

Germany and Singapore enjoy excellent relations, under¬pinned by wide-ranging co-operation and close people-to-people links. Your visit to Singapore in 2011, and President Dr Tony Tan’s visit to Germany in 2012, have strengthened our ties and catalysed our bilateral cooperation. I have greatly appreciated exchanging views with you when we have attended conferences together, for example at the recent G20 meeting in St Petersburg. I look forward to working with the new Federal Government to take our bilateral relationship forward.

I wish you good health and success, and hope to see you again soon.

Yours sincerely

LEE HSIEN LOONG

Her Excellency Dr Angela Merkel
Federal Chancellor
Federal Republic of Germany