The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has asserted that the Republic of Liberia and France will increase their collaboration aimed at expanding and enriching their bilateral relations and cooperation in various spheres for the mutual benefits of both countries.

According to a Foreign Ministry release, President Johnson Sirleaf’s statement was contained in her congratulatory message to the Government and People of France on the occasion commemorating the 225^th Bastille Day of France.

In the message to French President Francois Georges Hollande, President Johnson Sirleaf stated “on behalf of Government and People of Liberia and in my own name, I am delighted to convey warmest congratulations to you and the Government and People of France on this historic and blissful occasion in observance of the 225^th Bastille Italy”.

“In commemorating this very significant day, may I also express my profound appreciation for the excellent and long standing bilateral relations subsisting between our two countries and peoples”, the President further declared.

President Johnson Sirleaf added that France remained supportive to the domestic peace and security as well as Liberia’s recovery process.

President Sirleaf assured the French leader of Liberia’s commitment to working together with France for the attainment of global peace and prosperity and wished for President Hollande personal good health and for the People of France continued peace and happiness.