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Lao Delegations attend the 26th ASEAN-Australia Forum

H.E. Mr. Alounkeo KITTIKHOUN, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Laos’ ASEAN SOM Leader (second from left), led the Lao Delegation to attend the 26^th ASEAN-Australia Forum, held on 26 March 2014 in Canberra, Australia.

The meeting reviewed and discussed the cooperation between ASEAN and Australia in the past year as well as preparations for the ASEAN-Australia Commemorative Summit to be held in Myanmar in November 2014 to mark the 40^th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations.

President granted Credentials to the new Lao Ambassadors

His Excellency Mr. Choummaly SAYASONE, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic granted Credentials to Mr. Ouan PHOMMACHACK to serve as the Lao Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of France in Paris and Dr. Khiane PHANSOURIVONG to serve as the Lao Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Prior to his appointment Mr. Ouan PHOMMACHACK was Director-General of the Department of Treaties and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Khiane PHANSOURIVONG served as Director-General of ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2014.

Promoting Awareness of UPR among Stakeholders

On 26 Feb 2014 in Vientiane, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Regional Office organized a Workshop on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council for representatives of stakeholders including mass, social, professional, academic, non-profit organizations as well as international non-governmental organizations based in Laos.