His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of Dubai Your Highness, On the propitious occasion of the 51st Anniversary of the National Day of the United Arab Emirates, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I have the honour to convey my warm congratulations and best wishes to Your Highness, the Government and the people of the Umted Arab Emirates. The relations between Sri Lanka and the Umted Arab Emirates are characterized by abiding friendship, shared understanding and mutual respect. I trust that the close friendship and cooperation so happily existing between our two countries, would be further consolidated and expanded into new vistas of cooperation in the years to come. Please accept, Your Highness, my sincere good wishes for your good health, happiness and personal well-being. Dinesh Gunawardena, M.P. Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
