Investiture Ceremony: Under the sign of a new start

DJIBOUTI: (Djibtalk) TUEDAY  MAY 10 2011 — The President of the Republic, Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, was sworn in yesterday for another term of five years at the helm of the country in the walls of the Palace Kempinski in the capital. The event brought together on site of Heads of State and Government of the friendly countries who were among the thousands of guests and officials who took part in the ceremony of investiture. An inauguration ceremony held in a festive atmosphere. Dominant subject of national news: the inauguration and swearing in of President of the Republic, Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh for a held in the morning yesterday at the Palace Kempinski in Djibouti town. She spends the beginning of the third five-year term as head of state will move to the head of the country. It came after a month to the day, a re-elected head of state to the highest office after the verdict of the polls of the presidential Friday, April 8, 2011. Throughout the event. Thus, the event took place yesterday at the Palace Kempinski in the presence of several Heads of State and Government of IGAD region, including Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Somali President Sheikh Sharif and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi as well as ministerial delegations from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Yemen, France, the People's Republic of China, the United States of America. Other distinguished guests were, respectively, from the ranks of the African Union, the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Conference. So many guests have rubbed all the members of government, including Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita, the elected National Assembly, whose president Idriss Ali Arnaoud, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Djibouti, and Many civilian and military of the country. Immediately after his arrival on the scene accompanied by First Lady of Djibouti and president of the National Union, Kadra Mahamoud, the head of state took place alongside its peers in the subregion. The announcement of final results of the presidential election Friday, April 8, 2011 rang the opening ceremony of investiture. The honor came back to the President of the Constitutional Council, Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim Abdi, who has solemnly proclaimed the winner of this election campaign President Ismail Omar Guelleh with nearly 80% of the vote against 20% of votes cast for independent candidate Mohamed Warsame Ragueh. Another highlight of this memorable morning Palace Kempinski: the Chancellor of the Republic of Djibouti, in this case the Chief of General Staff of the armed forces of Djibouti (ADF), General Fathi Ahmed Houssein Division, decorated President of the Republic of the medal of the Grand Order under the gaze of Heads of State and Governments of the subregion, the Premiers and Ministers of friendly countries, national policy makers, heads of foreign diplomatic missions in countries and an audience of Djibouti. A third presidential term under the seal of the requirement. "I, Ismail Omar Guelleh, swear before God and my people to complete my mission with justice and fairness". With these words the President of the Republic yesterday lent oath with his right hand on the Koran in front of a packed house. A moment full of emotions provoked applause from the audience. Then the head of state gave his inauguration speech. In his speech, President Ismail Omar Guelleh has highlighted its commitment to meet the aspirations of Djibouti in addressing this mandate with a spirit of service, with the aim of going as far as possible and with the help of very high after his duties towards each and every Djibouti Djibouti. "I want to meet this mandate by placing under the seal of the requirement. Requirement to do more, need to do better, "he said in substance. In this sense, the President of the Republic hammered insistently his concern for a reaffirmation of the authority of the State as guarantor of national unity. Better, the Head of State intends to mobilize all means and all the energies to give effect to the principles of equality and justice without which no unity, no national cohesion, no future is possible. In his plea for an industrious and united nation, President Ismail Omar Guelleh urged Djibouti and Djibouti to move towards more ethics, fairness, honesty and transparency. It is time the eyes of the Chief Executive as one of Djibouti and others develop a taste for rigor and a job well done and especially to show leadership and courage in facing the challenges that are ours. These are words that make sense in the new impetus behind the country in early May 2011