Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister

of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Dhaka

Excellency,

On behalf of the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic and on my own behalf, I have a great pleasure to convey my sincere congratulations to Your Excellency on your re-election as Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

H.E. Mr. Sergei ALEINIK

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus

Minsk

Your Excellency,

On the occasion of the 30^th Anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Republic of Belarus, I would like to convey to Your Excellency my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes and through you to all staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.

It is my great pleasure to witness that over the past three decades, the long-standing friendship ties and good cooperation between our two countries have steadily grown and consolidated in multifaceted cooperation. By the same token, Laos and Belarus have consistently and effectively supported one another in the multilateral frameworks, especially the United Nations, ASEM and ASEAN.

Vientiane, 2 January 2024

His Excellency Mr. KISHIDA Fumio

Prime Minister of Japan

Tokyo    

Excellency,

I have learned with sadness over the loss of lives and damages to properties of the people of Japan who have been affected by the massive earthquake in the Northwestern area of Japan, particularly in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on 01 January 2024.