Vientiane, June12, 2019

Your Excellency,

On the occasion of the National Day of the Russian Federation, on behalf of the entire Lao people and on my own behalf, I am pleased to convey to Your Excellency, and through you to the friendly Russian people, my warmest congratulations and best wishes.

I am very delighted to see that over the past years the longstanding friendly relations and good cooperation between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Russian Federation have been continuously developed. I am confident that our close cooperation on the basis of strategic partnership between our two countries will be further strengthened and significantly expanded for the benefits for our two nations.

On this auspicious occasion, I would like to wish Your Excellency, good health and every success in Your noble tasks.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Bounnhang VORACHITH

H.E. Mr. Vladimir PUTIN

President of the Russian Federation

Moscow

Your Excellency,

On the occasion of the National Day of the Russian Federation, on behalf of the Government of the Lao People’sDemocratic Republic and on my own behalf, I have the honour to convey to Your Excellency, and through You to the Government and people of the Russian Federation, my cordial congratulations.

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic attaches great importance to the development of the friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation with the Russian Federation. It is my strong conviction that the traditional friendship and long-standing cooperation on the basis of strategic partnership existing between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Russian Federation will be further strengthened and flourished for the benefits of our two nations as well as for peace, stability and development cooperation in our respective region and the world at large.

On this auspicious occasion, I would like to wish Your Excellency, good health, personal well-being and great success in Your noble tasks.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

                       Thongloun SISOULITH

H.E. Mr. Dmitry MEDVEDEV

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Moscow

Your Excellency,

On the occasion of the National Day of the Russian Federation, I would like to convey to Your Excellency and all staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, my warmest congratulations.

I would like to reiterate the Lao PDR’s strong commitment in continued development of the friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation with the Russian Federation, and I am confident that on the basis of our strategic partnership, the close cooperation between our two Ministries of Foreign Affairs, both within the bilateral and multilateral frameworks, will be further strengthened for the benefits of our two peoples, thus contributing to bolstering our bilateral cooperative relationship as well as to regional and international peace, stability and sustainable development cooperation.

May I avail myself of this opportunity to wish Your Excellency, good health, personal well-being and every success in Your noble tasks.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Saleumxay KOMMASITH

H.E. Mr. Sergey LAVROV

Minister ofForeign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Moscow