1.   Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi also conveyed greetings to his counterpart, Mr Gohar Ayub Khan, for the occasion.

2.   Graham planned to send an audiotaped message, and his son, Franklin, was scheduled to convey his greetings to the audience.

3.   Netanyahu asked Chernomyrdin to convey his greetings to President Boris Yeltsin, who is awaiting a heart operation, and wished him speedy recovery.

4.   Chi also conveyed greetings from Chinese President Jiang Zemin, de Villa said.