A Lao delegation headed by H.E. Mr. Saleumxay KOMMASITH, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council which was opened on 26 February 2024 in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr. Omar Zniber, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations Office at Geneva, the President of Human Rights Council and was attended by high-level delegations from over 100 countries which are members of the Human Rights Council and observer countries and international organizations. At the opening ceremony, President of the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary General, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland were present and delivered statements.
H.E. Mr. Nkubito Manzi Bakuramutsa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Rwanda to the Lao PDR
As an invitation of His Excellency Mr. Saleumxay KOMMASITH, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, His Excellency Mr. Xavier BETTEL, Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of the Kingdom of Luxembourg led the delegates to pay the Working Visit to the Lao PDR on February 05-09, 2024, with the aim of further strengthening the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two countries.