Vientiane, 15 June 2017
H.E. Mr. Leo Varadkar
Prime Minister of Ireland
Dublin
Excellency,
On the occasion of Your appointment as Prime Minister of Ireland, on behalf of the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and on my own behalf, I have the honour to convey to Your Excellency my warmest congratulations and best wishes for Your good health, happiness and great success in your noble task.
His Excellency U Htin Kyaw
President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Nay Pyi Taw.
Your Excellency,
I have learned with great sadness of the Myanmar Air Force, Y-8-200F turbo-prop transport planes crash into the Andaman Sea in the southern part of Myanmar on 7 June 2017, causing the death of all its passengers and crew members.
Her Majesty ELIZABETH II
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
London
Her Majesty,