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Message
from
H.E.
the Ambassador of Algeria to
the United States of America
To
the Algerian community
On the
occasion of the upcoming referendum
On
the Draft Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation.
My Dear Compatriots,
Algeria
is living through a crucial phase of her history.
After more than a decade of terrorism, where her children
were torn apart and were subject to great pain, she has overcome the most
difficult challenges with courage and determination. Algeria
has succeeded in restoring her political stability, strengthening the rule of
law and democracy, and reestablishing her bases of growth.
Today, under the leadership of President Abdelaziz
Bouteflika, our country is pursuing the consolidation of a vast enterprise of
renewal and recovery with the completion of the process of national
reconciliation aiming at establishing a lasting peace in an appeased and
stable society.
My dear compatriots, on Sunday, August 14th, 2005, the President of
the Republic addressed the electoral body and announced the holding of a
referendum on a Draft Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation. He
called on all Algerian men and women to “have the courage to move
towards a genuine national reconciliation, while keeping in mind the positive
results given by the Civil Concord and the hopes it has generated.”
On Thursday, September 29th, the Algerian
voters will be called upon to express themselves on this initiative which is
a challenge to their faith and patriotism.
The Algerian community living in the United
States of America has always demonstrated
its patriotism and responded whenever the Nation has called. I am convinced
that this time it will again show its commitment.
Similarly to previous elections, registered voters can
perform their electoral duty in the United
States. Polling stations will be open from
Saturday, the 24th to Thursday
the 29th of September 2005 at the Embassy in Washington,
D.C., and at the Permanent Mission of
Algeria to the United Nations in New York City.
On Saturday, September 24th and Sunday the 25th,
polling stations will be set up in Boston,
Chicago, Houston,
Los Angeles, Miami,
and San Francisco.
Dear compatriots, I hope that you will take advantage of
this opportunity to fulfill your civic responsibility.
With my best personal regards,
Amine Kherbi
Ambassador of Algeria
to the United States of America
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