4. COVERING LETTERS, COVERING NOTES
AND COVERING TELEGRAMS
A covering letter, note or a telegram accompany another message and serve as a commendation
or an explanation.
1. Covering Letters
Exhibit 1
Ambassador of Bangladesh Moscow
January 20, 19...
Excellency,
I have the honour to state that the following message addressed to His Excellency Mr.Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation from His Excellency Professor Muhammad Shamsul Huq,
Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has been received: —
"HIS EXCELLENCY MR. (NAME) MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION, MOSCOW.
EXCELLENCY,
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN BANGLADESH AND YOUR COUNTRY MARKING
AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF BILATERAL RELATIONS AND
COOPERATION BETWEEN OUR TWO STATES, I WISH TO EXTEND TO YOUR
EXCELLENCY, THE PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
OUR WARM FELICITATIONS.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE FRIENDLY RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES WILL BE FURTHER STRENGTHENED
IN THE FUTURE YEARS.
PLEASE ACCEPT, EXCELLENCY, MY BEST WISHES FOR YOUR GOOD HEALTH
AND HAPPINESS AND FOR THE CONTINUED PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE
FRIENDLY PEOPLE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD SHAMSUL HUQ
FOREIGN MINISTER
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
DACCA.”
I shall be grateful if Your Excellency would kindly transmit the message to its high
destination.
With the assurances of my highest consideration.
(Signature)
Name)
His Excellency Mr. (Name)
Head of South Asia Department,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Russian Federation,
Moscow.
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