Russian President Boris Yeltsin
23 April 2007
Pretoria: South African President Thabo Mbeki today Monday, 23 April 2007,
on behalf of the government and people of South Africa extended our heartfelt
condolences to President Vladimir Putin, and the government and peoples of the
Russian Federation on the passing away of former President Boris Yeltsin
earlier in the day.
The late President Yeltsin was indeed a friend of South Africa in his
endeavours to consolidate and strengthen political, cultural and
people-to-people relations between the Russian Federation and South Africa.
In this regard, the government and people of South Africa join the
international community in sharing its thoughts and prayers with the family of
the late President Yeltsin, and the government and people of the Russian
Federation during this period of national mourning.
For further information, please contact:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
23 April 2007
