Dear China Development Gateway,

In my own name and all colleagues that work in the Guatemala Development Gateway, we offer to the people of the Peoople's Republic of China our most depth condolences for this unexpected disaster, and encourage the people of China to stand up again, especially those families which have lost beloved ones, friends, pets, house, and whatever to face this calamity with courage and braveness and work together in order to built again all those villages which were destroyed by the earthquake and show us with your example how to face this situation.

All countries around the world, in special the countries members of the Development Gateways Foundation, we offer to your people our condolences and hopes for a quickly recuperation from this disaster.

With my best regards,

Juan Manuel Soto Alvarez

Guatemala Development Gateway

(China Development Gateway May 14, 2008)