Manmohan congratulates Obama on winning Nobel

October 9th, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama is the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples", it was announced in Oslo Friday.

October 9th, 2009 Gibbs wakes up Obama with news of NobelWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama woke up to the news that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize a little before 6 a.m. Press secretary Robert Gibbs learned from reporters that Obama had won the 2009 prize, and telephoned the White House early Friday to pass along the news to his boss.

October 9th, 2009 TEL AVIV - Israeli leaders congratulated US President Barack Obama Friday on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, saying they hoped it would add force to his efforts to push for peace in the Middle East. President Shimon Peres sent a message to Obama, saying "there are few leaders who succeeded in changing the mood in the world in such a short time", it said, Israel Radio reported.

October 9th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday conveyed his wholehearted congratulations to US President Barack Obama for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Manmohan Singh told reporters here that he had not heard of the news.

October 9th, 2009 VIENNA - The head of the international nuclear test ban organisation, Tibor Toth, Friday said the Nobel Prize for Peace awarded to Barack Obama would strengthen the US president on his "arduous path" towards nuclear disarmament. Toth, the executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) noted that Obama has declared his commitment to ratify the treaty.

October 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday congratulated India-born scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan for winning the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, and said it was a matter of great pride for the country and also a tribute to India's educational system and the teaching community. In a statement issued here, the prime minister said: "I warmly congratulate you on the award of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009.

June 8th, 2009 Obama congratulates Lebanese on voteWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is congratulating the Lebanese people for a peaceful national election held with "courage" and a "commitment to democracy." The Sunday vote produced a clear defeat for Hezbollah, the Iranian-back Islamic militant group that the United States classifies as a terrorist organization. "Once more, the people of Lebanon have demonstrated to the world their courage and the strength of their commitment to democracy," the Obama statement said, without reference to Hezbollah.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - US President Barack Obama Saturday telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to congratulate him on his victory in the general elections and hoped for a continuity in the India-US strategic partnership, an official said. Manmohan Singh reiterated his invitation to Michelle and Barack Obama to visit India, a key aide to the prime minister said.

May 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his Congress party's decisive victory in the elections and lauded him for his 'well-balanced politics' and diplomatic skills. In her telephone call Tuesday, Chancellor Merkel emphasised Manmohan Singh's role in his party's victory in parliamentary elections, German federal government spokesperson Ulrich Wilhelm said in a statement.

May 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday rang up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to congratulate him on his Congress party's victory in the elections. This was the first telephonic conversation between the two leaders since they last spoke over five months ago - a few days after the Nov 26, 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai that froze bilateral dialogue between the two countries.

May 16th, 2009 BRUSSELS - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroro Saturday congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the landslide victory of their party in the general elections. Barroso said in a statement that the victory 'acknowledged the achievements of the first United Progressive Alliance government under the leadership of PM Singh'.

April 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama held their first bilateral talks here Thursday and discussed new paths of collaboration in fighting terrorism and climate change. 'We held fruitful talks,' Manmohan Singh said after his meeting with Obama.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Friday congratulated US President Barack Obama on his assumption of office and hoped that under his leadership 'India-US partnership will be further strengthened.' In her message, Patil said, 'It is with great pleasure that I convey to you warm congratulations as you assume office of the President of the United States of America.' 'I am confident that under your leadership, the India-US partnership will be further strengthened and that we shall continue to work together for the many commonalities in our vision for our peoples and for international peace and stability.' 'We look forward to receiving you and Mrs. Michelle Obama in India,' she added.

January 20th, 2009 ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to the new US President Barack Obama, WAM News agency reported Wednesday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice president and ruler of Dubai, also congratulated Obama.

January 19th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Tuesday congratulated Barack Obama on his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States, Tibet's government-in-exile here said. 'The religious guru, on a visit to international township of Auroville near Puducherry, expressed his deep congratulations and prayers for Obama for success,' Tenzin Taklha, joint secretary at Dalai Lama's office, told IANS.