President Pranab Mukherjee greets Queen Elizabeth II on her birthday

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on the eve of her birthday. “India cherishes her rich and multi-faceted partnership with the United Kingdom. Our bilateral cooperation has been expanded and strengthened in recent years and our fruitful engagements and exchanges at the highest political levels have given us much to look forward to,” Mukherjee said in his



message to the Queen on her birthday tomorrow.

The India-UK Year of Culture, launched by the Queen in London a few weeks ago, makes this a particularly special year in the India-UK relationship, he said.

“Your Majesty’s personal contribution and commitment to the enhancement of the friendship and mutually beneficial ties between India and the United Kingdom has been invaluable.