On 28 November 2018, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith received courtesy calls from newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Lao PDR. Firstly, Mr. Ri Yong Chol, Ambassador of Democratic People's Republic of Korea, followed by Mr. Jiang Zaidong, Ambassador of People's Republic of China and Ms. Florence JEANBLANC-RISLER, Ambassador of Republic of France.