Telegrams of Salute to Putin and Other Eastern Leaders

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, SEPT. 23, 2001 (ZENIT.org).- While traveling by plane to Kazakhstan, John Paul II on Saturday sent telegrams to President Vladimir Putin and other presidents of Eastern Europe.

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HIS EXCELLENCY
VLADIMIR PUTIN
PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
MOSCOW

AS I FLY OVER RUSSIAN TERRITORY ON MY WAY TO KAZAKHSTAN AND ARMENIA I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AND YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS, WITH PRAYERS TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THE SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND MATERIAL PROSPERITY OF THE NATION, AND FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF THE COMMITMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, TEN YEARS AFTER THE EVENTS OF 1991, TO THE GREAT CAUSE OF PEACE AND JUSTICE AMONG THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD.
IOANNES PAULUS PP. II
[Original text: English]

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HIS EXCELLENCY
LEONID KUCHMA
PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE
KYIV

FLYING OVER UKRAINE ON MY WAY TO KAZAKHSTAN AND ARMENIA I GREET YOUR EXCELLENCY AND WITH VIVID MEMORIES OF MY VISIT IN JUNE I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS THAT ALMIGHTY GOD WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE, EVER STRENGTHENING THEIR RESOLVE TO WORK FOR A NEW ERA OF UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY AND IN EUROPE.
IOANNES PAULUS PP. II
[Original text: English]

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HIS EXCELLENCY
FERENC MADL
PRESIDENT OF HUNGARY
BUDAPEST

AS I PASS OVER HUNGARY ON MY WAY TO KAZAKHSTAN AND ARMENIA I SEND WARM GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AND YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS, ASSURING YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR THE SUCCESS OF ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO BUILD THE NATION ON THE SOLID FOUNDATIONS OF PEACE, JUSTICE AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY.
IOANNES PAULUS PP. II
[Original text: English]

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HIS EXCELLENCY
STIPE MESIC
PRESIDENT OF CROATIA
ZAGREB

ENTERING CROATIAN AIRSPACE ON MY WAY TO KAZAKHSTAN AND ARMENIA I SEND GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AND YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS, AND I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR THE PEACE AND WELL-BEING OF THE NATION. MAY ALMIGHTY GOD GUIDE AND DIRECT YOUR EFFORTS TO BUILD A MORE SECURE AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN A MORE UNITED EUROPEAN CONTINENT.
IOANNES PAULUS PP. II
[Original text: English]

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