President Karzai Congratulates the New
Pope
Office of the Spokesman
04/19/2005
Presidential Palace, Kabul - H.E. Hamid Karzai, the President
of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, congratulates His Holiness
Pope Benedict XVI on his election today as the new Pope.
In his reaction to the news of the Pope's election,
the President
said: "I congratulate Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger for being
elected as Pope Benedict XVI today. On behalf of the Afghan
people, I wish His Holiness Benedict XVI every success as he
assumes his new responsibility."
The President extends congratulations also to
the Vatican and to the Conclave of Cardinals who voted to elect
the pontiff.
Released by Office of the Spokesperson to the
President Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
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