ພັກປະຊາຊົນ ປະຕິວັດລາວ ທີ່ມີກຽດສະຫງ່າ ໝັ້ນຍືນ! ຊົມເຊີຍວັນສ້າງຕັ້ງພັກປະຊາຊົນປະຕິວັດລາວ ຄົບຮອບ 65 ປີ ຢ່າງສຸດໃຈ! ຂໍ່ານັບຮັບຕ້ອນວັນຄ້າຍວັນເກີດປະທານ ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ ຄົບຮອບ 100 ປີ; ວັນສະຖາປະນາ ສປປ ລາວ ຄົບຮອບ 45 ປີ; ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ XI ຂອງພັກປະຊາຊົນ ປະຕິວັດລາວ; ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ອົງຄະນະພັກ ຄັ້ງທີ IV ຂອງກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ ແລະ ວັນການທູດລາວ ຄົບຮອບ 77 ປີ.

     H.E. Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR and Chairman of the ASEAN Summit will host the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related Summits namely the 19th ASEAN-China Summit to Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations, 19th ASEAN-Japan Summit, 18th ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit, 19th ASEAN Plus Three Summit, First ASEAN-Australia Summit, 8th ASEAN-UN Summit, 14th ASEAN-India Summit, 4th ASEAN-United States of America Summit, and 11th East Asia Summit on 6-8 September 2016at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane, Lao PDR. In addition, the 8th Mekong-Japan Summit will also be held on the sideline of the said Summits.

          H.E. Bounnhang Vorachith, President of the Lao PDR will officiate the Opening Ceremony of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related Summits, which will be held on 6 September 2016 at the National Convention Centre.

          The 28th ASEAN Summit will discuss ASEAN Community building efforts especially the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the way forward, while the 29th ASEAN Summit will focus discussion on ASEAN’s external relations and future direction as well as exchange of views on regional and international issues of common interest and concern. The ASEAN+1 Summits will review cooperation and discuss future direction and exchange views on regional and international issues. The 19th ASEAN Plus Three (China-Japan-Republic of Korea)Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit, a forum of Leaders from 18 countries (10 ASEAN Member States, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and United States) will review and discuss future direction of cooperation with ASEAN as well as exchange views on regional and international issues.

          Prior to the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related Summits, there will be meetings of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN, ASEAN Senior Officials’ Preparatory Meeting, 14th ASEAN Political-Security Community Council Meeting, and 18th ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting on 3-5September 2016.