President Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of Ecuador on their National Day today. In his message to the President of Ecuador Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado, Mr Mukherjee said, India and Ecuador have traditionally enjoyed warm and friendly relations. He expressed confidence that the visit of Mr Delgado to India later this year will contribute to the further strengthening of the bilateral ties and the realisation of the full potential of the cooperationfor the mutual benefit of peoples of both countries. The President said that he is looking forward to working with him towards this shared objective.