Comrade G. M. Malenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR,
Comrade V. M. Molotov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR:

We express our heartfelt gratitude to the peoples of the Soviet Union and to you for the congratulations you extended on the occasion of the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement.

The realization of the Korean armistice is a great victory for the world peace and democratic camp headed by the Soviet Union. The unremitting efforts made by the Soviet Government and the Soviet people for a peaceful settlement of the Korean question played a tremendous role in bringing the Korean war to an end.

The Chinese people will forever unite with the great Soviet people, the heroic Korean people, and all peace-loving people throughout the world, and will continue to strive for the consolidation and defence of peace in the Far East and the world.

Mao Zedong
Chairman of the Central People's Government
People's Republic of China

Zhou Enlai
Premier of the Government Administration Council and
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central People's Government
People's Republic of China

Beijing, July 31, 1953