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His
Holiness Congratulates New
President of Costa Rica
His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent
a congratulatory letter to Dr.
Oscar Arias Sanchez for being
elected the President of the
Republic of Costa Rica.
In his letter to Arias,
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
said, "I would like to convey to
you my warm felicitations on
your being elected the President
of Costa Rica for the second
time."
"As the President of your nation
you will also be able to promote
more effectively your efforts
towards disarmament and
demilitarization in the world."
Arias, 65, won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1987 for his work as a
mediator to help end the civil
wars that wracked Central
America in the 1980s.
Arias will take office on 8 May,
taking over for president Abel
Pacheco.
The transfer of power will take
place in the Estadio Nacional in
the Sabana. Arias says that he
was elected by all Costa Ricans
and the national stadium is the
public building large enough for
all Costa Ricans to see him in
full living colour and the most
traditional of locations.
"The commission in charge of
organizing the transfer of power
can think of other locations,
but the most traditional is the
Estadio Nacional", said Arias.
Since the proclamation on
Tuesday, Arias,along with his
brother, Rodrigo Arias, have
been working on defining his
cabinet, which he said will be
made known as soon at it is
ready, not a moment sooner and
not a moment later.
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