The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has sent a message of congratulations to the Government and People of the Federative Republic of Brazil on the auspicious occasion commemorating the 193rd Independence Anniversary of that country on September 7, 2015.

In her message to her Brazilian counterpart, Her Excellency Madam Dilma Rousseff, President Johnson Sirleaf extended heartfelt felicitations and best wishes to the Government and People of the Federative Republic of Brazil on behalf of the Government and People of Liberia and in her own name.

“As you commemorate this day, the Government and People of Liberia wish to remind you of its appreciation for the solidarity, financial and technical support provided during the Ebola virus epidemic, which demonstrated as well as deepened the already cordial ties existing between our two countries and peoples,” the Liberian leader stated.

President Johnson Sirleaf added that the Government and People of Liberia shall continue to work in close cooperation and harmony with the Government and People of the Federative Republic of Brazil to improve the prosperity of both nations in the forward march to a brighter future for their peoples.

The Liberian leader then prayed that the people of Brazil will continue to enjoy prosperity and the blessing of peace and national unity, under the leadership of Madam Rousseff.