Vientiane, 25 March 2021
Excellency,
Ideeply saddened by the demise of His Excellency Hamed BAKAYOKO,former Prime Minister, Chief of the Government, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, on 10 March 2021.
On behalf of the Government and the people of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic as well as on my own behalf, I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences and share the hard moment with Your Exellency and through Your Exellency to the family members of His ExellencyHamed BAKAYOKO, the Government and the people of the Republic ofCôte d'Ivoire.
May the soul of His ExcellencyHamed BAKAYOKO rest in peace.
Phankham Viphavanh
Prime Ministerof the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
His Excellency Patrick Achi
Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Abidjan