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Translation of His Majesty the King's address to the nation on June 2, 1999

ཟླ་༦ 05, 1999 4 mins read

The celebrations today is not to commemorate my reign as King for the last 25 years. We are here today to celebrate the successful achievement of all our national goals and objectives, the implementation of our development policies and programmes, the fulfilment of the aspirations of our people and the promotion of our collective well-being and happiness. It is for this reason that we celebrate to

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