Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia has sent a message of congratulations to the Government and People of the Republic of Ghana on the occasion commemorating the 58^th Independence Anniversary of that country.

In Her message to her Ghanaian counterpart, H.E. Dr. John Dramani Mahama, President Johnson Sirleaf extended warmest congratulations and best wishes to the Government and People of Ghana on behalf of the Government and People of Liberia and in her own name; and wished President Mahama and his compatriots good health, continued prosperity and long life as the people of Ghana celebrate this joyous occasion.

According to a Foreign Ministry's release, President Johnson Sirleaf then hoped that the cordial ties of friendship that so happily subsist between both countries and peoples will be strengthened as they seek new areas of partnership.