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.

HETHL Opening Opening Ceremony AMM

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The Opening Ceremony of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in the morning of 24 July 2016 at Don Chan Palace and participated by ASEAN Foreign Ministers and spouses, Secretary-General of ASEAN, ASEAN Senior Officials and delegates as well as local and foreign media. Foreign Ministers of Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and Norway also attended as invited guests of the Lao PDR, Chair of ASEAN 2016.

In his welcoming remarks, H.E. Saleumxay KOMMASITH, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, Chair of ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting expressed his warm welcome to ASEAN Foreign Ministers, Secretary-General of ASEAN and all delegates to the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related Meetings. Minister Saleumxay also extended his appreciation to ASEAN Member States, ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners, friendly countries as well as regional and international organizations for the support and cooperation extended to the Lao PDR as Chair of ASEAN under the theme Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community. The success of these meetings will lay strong ground for the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related Summits in September 2016 in Vientiane.

On this occasion, H.E. Thongloun SISOULITH, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR in his opening remarks emphasized ASEAN’s remarkable achievements over the past 49 years, particularly the establishment of the ASEAN Community on 31 December 2015 as well as the importance of enhancing cooperation within ASEAN and between ASEAN and external partners with the aim of strengthening and advancing the ASEAN Community.

After the Opening Ceremony, Minister Saleumxay KOMMASITH led the ASEAN Foreign Ministers for a courtesy call on H.E. Thongloun SISOULITH, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR. Prime Minister Thongloun SISOULITH highly valued the important role of ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in contributing to and promoting ASEAN cooperation in various areas as well as cooperation with ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners and other external parties within the ASEAN-initiated mechanisms.