Lao and Vietnamese celebrated 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 at Danang, on July 18^th 2017.

The newly appointed Lao Ambassador to Japan, Mr Virod Sundara, confirmed that he would do his utmost to foster relations between Laos and Japan when presenting his credentials to Japan's Emperor Akihito on April 11.

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) successfully convened its 22^nd Meeting from 23 to 25 November 2016 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Phoukhong Sisoulath, the Representative of Lao PDR to AICHR and the Chair of AICHR for 2016.