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Posted to the web 16 May 2008

Adekunle Aliyu

PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua yesterday in Abuja offered his condolences to the Republic of China and Myanmar over the recent natural disasters in the two countries.

The president's condolences were contained in letters he sent to the Chinese President, Mr Hu Jintao, and the Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

GA_googleFillSlot("AllAfrica_Story_Inset"); "Your Excellency, I am greatly saddened by the unfortunate earthquake disaster that has resulted in the loss of lives and properties in the Sichuan Province of the Republic of China on 12th May 2008.

"The government and the people of Nigeria are highly grieved by the magnitude of the loss," Yar'Adua said in the letter to Hu. Yar'Adua prayed that God would give China and Myanmar, especially the families of the deceased, the fortitude to bear the losses.

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