国际英语资讯:Gambian president calls for national unity on 55th independance day speech
<p><span word="BANJUL">BANJUL</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gambian">Gambian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Adama">Adama</span> <span word="Barrow">Barrow</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="succumbing">succumbing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ethnicity">ethnicity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detriment">detriment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 55<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversity">anniversity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Banjul">Banjul</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="interference">interference</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="positioning">positioning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accommodating">accommodating</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="successes">successes</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="feedback">feedback</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="discipline">discipline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span>," <span word="Barrow">Barrow</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="stressing">stressing</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="divisive">divisive</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span>, <span word="actions">actions</span>, <span word="sentiments">sentiments</span>... <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>".</p><p><span word="Barrow">Barrow</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="deliberations">deliberations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implications">implications</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span> <span word="attained">attained</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="February">February</span> 18<span word="th">th</span>, 1965 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span>, <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.</p>
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