Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Announcement of the Final Result of the Presidential Election in the Republic of Guinea

December 8, 2010
Japanese

The final result of the Presidential election in the Republic of Guinea was announced on December 3 (Fri), in which Mr. Alpha CONDE was elected the next President.
Japan welcomes and celebrates the major progress made in the process of the transition to civilian rule through the election of the next President Mr. CONDE in the first democratic presidential election held in the Guinean history.
Japan hopes that the people of Guinea will continue to make efforts toward consolidation of peace and progress of democratization in the country.

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