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STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL, AMBASSADOR HENRY L. ILLES, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SURINAME TO THE OAS

  September 6, 2006

The Chairman of the Permanent Council,
Reflecting the sentiments and expressions of its member states:

· Congratulates Mexico for the conclusion of its electoral process that was carried out within the framework of its democratic institutions.
· Also congratulates the people of Mexico and President-Elect Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.
· Reiterates that for the peoples of the Americas, representative democracy is the foundation of the rule of law, development and peace.

Reference: PC-0906