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President of India condoles passing away of Mario Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares

President of India condoles passing away of Mario Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares

| | 08 Jan 2017, 08:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday condoled the passing away of former President of Portugal Mario Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares.

In a message to Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of the Portuguese Republic, the President said, “I learned with sadness of the passing of Former President of Portugal, His Excellency Mr. Mario Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares."

"Please accept my heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Government and people of India,"Mukherjee said.

"President Soares will long be remembered as the Founding Father of Democracy in Portugal and as a world figure, deeply appreciated for his contribution to human rights and world peace.  We, in India, recall his central role in the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Portugal and India in 1974," he said.

Mukherjee said: "I would request you to please convey my deepest sympathies to the bereaved family of President Mario Soares and to the Government and people of Portugal at the loss of this respected leader.”
 

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