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.

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           Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has expressed concern over the existing international challenges, such as terrorism and violent extremism, which pose a threat to peace and regional as well as international stability.

            This was a statement made by Prime Minister Thongloun at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly held in New York on September 23.

            He also expressed concerned over the poverty which more than 800 million people worldwide are suffering and the impacts of natural disasters as well as climate change which have caused devastation to economies the world over.

            “Facing these problems, the international community has done much to deal with and resolve these challenges by approving many measures, mechanisms, and frameworks of cooperation.  These include the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda for Financing Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change,” PM Thongloun said while praising the great efforts of the international community.

            To overcome the continued global challenge issues, he called on the international community to enhance cooperation and adhere to the fundamental basics of the UN to cope with regional and international issues by using peaceful manners and focus on the implementation of theUN2030Agenda forSustainable Development in couple with the improvement of other mechanisms and working methods of each country so to be able to settle other challenges effectively.

The Lao government has further pursued the national development policy and mainstreamed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its 8th five-year National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2016-2020), the Development Strategy 2025, and Vision 2030.

Prime Minister Thongloun outlined the government's stance on the SDGs at the session.

“We regard implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals as our international obligation, which will not only contribute to the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, but also bring development benefits to the country,” he said.

The government must focus on meeting the goals set in its 8th National Socio-Economic Development Plan, Development Strategy 2025, and Vision 2030. These include green growth and sustainable development, maintaining steady economic growth, achieving a constant reduction of poverty and graduating from Least Developed Country status.

In addition to the 17 SDGs, the Lao government has adopted additional goal (SDG 18) - Lives Safe from UXO.

Prime Minister Thongloun and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon formally launched SDG 18 on September 7 in Vientiane.

The targets of this particular SDG are to ensure that by 2030, residual UXO activities are undertaken and all known UXO contamination in high priority areas and all villages defined as poor are cleared; that annual casualties from UXO accidents are eliminated to the extent possible; and that all identified UXO survivors and victims have their needs met.

Laos is a least developed and landlocked country that continues to face many challenges and impediments in the development of infrastructure and quality human resources, thus requiring continued support and assistance from the international community.  

“I am confident that with the strong determination of the Lao government, coupled with the continued cooperation and assistance of the international community, we will be able to achieve those goals,” Mr Thongloun said.

Mr Thongloun went on to refer to the government's support for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

“I very much hope that the Paris Agreement will enter into force by the end of this year and will be effectively implemented. For its part, the government has submitted its Nationally Determined Contributions and integrated climate change, natural disaster risk reduction and management into the National Socio-Economic Development Plan, he said.

“I would like to stress that the United Nations must be further strengthened, especially in terms of its effectiveness in addressing important global issues.  All member states of the United Nations should extend full support and cooperation and fulfill their international obligations in order to address these enormous global challenges, and in particular, to implement the SDGs in a timely and effective manner,” the prime minister added.

Laos reiterates its firm commitment and determination to continue to work closely with the international community to build a more secure, peaceful, just and prosperous world.

“Laos was proud and honoured to assume the ASEAN chairmanship in 2016, the first year of the ASEAN Economic Community. In this spirit, we introduced the theme: “Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community” with the aim of realising the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, Mr Thongloun said.  

The ASEAN summits and related summits that were held earlier this month adopted many important documents relating to cooperation within ASEAN and between ASEAN and its external partners.

All this has contributed significantly to the common cause of maintaining and promoting peace, stability and cooperation in the region and the world at large, as well as the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.

This is the first year of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, including the Sustainable Development Goals.

“I commend Mr President for choosing the theme ‘Sustainable Development Goals: a universal push to transform our world' for this session, which is in response to the real situation,” Mr Thongloun added.

“It is my view that we need to deepen our understanding of the SDGs at the national, regional and international levels in order to integrate these goals into our respective national development plans, and to mobilise sufficient resources for the effective implementation of this agenda,” he said.

Lao PDR continues to hope that the issue of Palestine be resolved by peaceful means by the parties concerned with a view of creating the two independent states of Palestine and Israel living side by side in peace.

Laos welcomed the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba, and expressed strong hope that such relations would be further enhanced, leading to the lifting of the embargo on the Republic of Cuba in the near future.

 

 

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Laos and Kyrgyzstan on Saturday signed in New York, the United States of America, an agreement to exempt visas for diplomats and officials holding passports of the two countries.

Signatories to the agreement were Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Khommasith and Minister of Kyrgyzstan Erlan Abdyldaev.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by relevant officials of both sides.

The agreement allows diplomats and officials holding passports of the two countries to stay up to 30 days in each other’s country without needing a visa.

The visa exemption for holders of passports by diplomats and officials will facilitate bilateral exchanges of visits as well as further strengthen the friendly relations and cooperation between the Lao PDR and Kyrgyzstan.

Laos and Kyrgyzstan established diplomat relations on June 13, 1995.

Kyrgyzstan is a rugged Central Asian country along the Silk Road, the ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean.

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H.E. Mr. Saleumxay KOMMASITH, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao people's Democratic Republic derevered special Remarks at the Special Discussion on " The Future of ASEAN" hosted by Asia Society, 23 September 2016, NewYork, USA.