Vientiane, 08 November 2020
Your Imperial Highness,
On behalf of the Government, the Lao people and on my own behalf, I have the great honour to express my warmest and cordial congratulations to Your Imperial Highness and all members of the Imperial Family on the occasion of the proclamation of Your Imperial Highness as Crown Prince of Japan.
I am confident that the friendly relations and the long standing good cooperation, as well as the strategic partnership between the Lao PDR and Japan will be further enhanced and flourished in the years to come for the mutual benefits of our two nations as well as for peace, stability and cooperation for development in the region and the world at large.
On this auspicious occasion, I would like to wish Your Imperial Highness good health and happiness, and everlasting prosperity to the Japanese people.
Please accept, Your Imperial Highness, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Phankham VIPHAVANH
Vice-President of the Lao PDR
His Imperial Highness Akishino
The Crown Prince of Japan
Tokyo