The message said:

I extend hearty congratulations and warm salute to you and, through you, to the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and all its party members on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its founding.

Over the past 60 years since its founding the Lao People's Revolutionary Party has led to victory the Lao people's struggle against outsiders' aggression and intervention and for the independence of the country and the building of a new society.

We are pleased that the Lao people have registered great achievements in defending the country and building economy by giving full play to the spirit of patriotism, independence and sovereignty, self-reliance and strenuous efforts under the correct leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party headed by you.

Availing myself of this opportunity, I sincerely wish you good health and your party bigger successes in its activities to implement the decision of the 9th Congress of the party, expressing belief that the traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between our two parties and two peoples provided by the preceding leaders of the two countries would grow stronger in the common struggle for independence against imperialism and for socialism.