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Leaders congratulate new Burundian President, Lesotho PM

Party General Secrectary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on June 22 sent a message of congratulations to Évariste Ndayishimiye on his election as President of Burundi.
Leaders congratulate new Burundian President, Lesotho PM ảnh 1Prime Minister of Lesotho (Photo: gov.ls)
Hanoi (VNA) –Party General Secrectary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on June 22 sent amessage of congratulations to Évariste Ndayishimiye on his election asPresident of Burundi.

The same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc cabled a congratulatory messageto new Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho Moeketsi Majoro and DeputyPrime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh congratulated Mats’epoRamakoae, new Foreign Affairs andInternational Relations Minister of Lesotho./.
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