- Fellow Compatriots and People of the Lao PDR,
2017 is a historic year, marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN (8 August 1967-8 August 2017) and the 20th anniversary of Lao PDR’s accession to ASEAN (23 July 1997-23 July 2017).
Secretary General of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao PDR Mr Bounnhang Vorachit delivers his remarks at the Great Meeting to Celebrate 2 Historical dates of 40th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and 55th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Laos and Vietnam.