The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has conveyed a message of condolence to the Government and People of the People's Republic of China over the sad event of a Cruise Ship that capsized in the Yangtze River while traveling from Nanjing to Southwest City of Chongqing leaving five persons dead and more than 400 persons missing.

In her message to her Chinese counterpart, H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, President Johnson Sirleaf extended on behalf of the Government and People of Liberia and in her own name heartfelt condolences to the Government and People of China, especially the bereaved families and love ones of victims for the irreparable loss.

The Liberian leader prayed that the courage and resilience which has modeled the Chinese character through ages will see them through this sad period as they recover from the shock of this tragedy.