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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1. On August 29, a bilateral meeting between Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith, Foreign Minister of the Lao PDR and Mrs. Kang Kyung-Wha, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, in Seoul, on the occasion of the first official visit to ROK by Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith as the Foreign Minister of Lao PDR from 29 to 30 August 2017.

2. At the meeting, Both sides highly valued the friendly relations and good cooperation within the bilateral and multilateral framework over the past years as it has forged cooperation of the two countries in a fast momentum in various areas since the establishment of the diplomatic relations in 1995, reflecting from the regular exchanges of visits of the top leaders and high-ranking officials of the two countries over the past years.

3. The two Ministers agreed to continue strengthening the cooperation in areas of politics, economy and trade, energy and natural resource, financial-banking, agriculture, health, labor, culture and tourism; Taking this opportunity, both Ministers noted with pleasure that two sides have signed the MOU on culture and arts cooperation in 2016-2019, aimed at the mutual understanding of culture and tradition for younger generations of the two countries.

4. Two ministers praised a progress and fruitful cooperation in the area of investment and trade, especially increase of ROK’s investment in Laos with 257 projects, amount of US$ 750 million; the bilateral trade value reached US$ 68 million in 2016 and ROK is currently the 5th ranking of total foreign investment in Laos.

5. Two Ministers also exchanged views on the current situation in the region and around the world with consideration of mutual interest. The two countries would work together in the cooperation in ASEAN-ROK, Mekong-ROK and UN framework.

6. Lao Foreign Minister expressed his appreciation for ROK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Lao PDR in various sectors such as human resource development, health, rural development and etc, which has significantly contributed to the socio-economic development of the Lao PDR.

7. Minister Saleumxay Kommasith expressed on behalf of the government and people of the Lao PDR, sincere thanks to the government and people of ROK for their invaluable support and assistance to Laos over the past years. He also thanked ROK’s side for the warm welcome and kind hospitality extended to his visit.

8. Lao Foreign Minister, again, conveyed his congratulation to Mrs. Kang Kyung wha, on the occasion of her appointment as new Foreign Minister of ROK in June 2017, and hopes that the friendly relations and cooperation of the two nations would be further enhanced in order to bring the mutual benefits for the people of the two countries.

9. In reply, Mrs. Kang Kyung wha also welcomed this visit to ROK by Lao Foreign Minister and his accompanying delegates and expressed her appreciation to the Lao delegation led by Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in attending the 8th Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation “FEALAC” Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the 7th Mekong-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to be held in Busan. Minister Kang Kyung wha also thanked the Lao government for cooperating and supporting the ROK in the regional arena and the international flora.

10. In the end of the talks, Minister Saleumxay Kommasith invited Minister of ROK to visit the Lao PDR at the appropriate time.

11. While visit to the ROK, Mr. Salumxay Kommasith will pay a courtesy visit to H.E Mr. Lee Nak Yon, Prime Minister of ROK and receive courtesy calls by representative of the Lao-ROK Friendship Association; the honorary consul of the Lao PDR to ROK; representative of trade, education and sport of the Lao PDR to ROK and head of the cultural center of the Lao PDR to ROK.

12. After an official visit, Lao Foreign Minister will continue to attend the 8th FEALAC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and The 7th Mekong-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting from 31 August to 2 September 2017, in Busan, Republic of Korea.