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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     On 6 August 2019 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, H.E. Saleumxay KOMMASITH, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, presided over the Flag Hoisting Ceremony to commemorate the 52nd Anniversary of the Founding of ASEAN (8 August 1967-8 August 2019) and the 22nd Anniversary of the Lao PDR’s Accession to ASEAN (23 July 1997-23 July 2019) attended by Ministers of the three ASEAN community pillars, Deputy Ministers, Ambassadors of ASEAN Member States and Dialogue Partnersaccredited as well as representatives from international organizations accredited to Lao PDR, and official from line-agencies concerned.

 

At the Opening Ceremony, H.E. Saleumxay KOMMASITH highlighted ASEAN’s achievements over the past 52 years, particularly the announcement of the establishment of ASEAN Community in 2015 which consists of 3 community pillars, namely ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Social-Cultural Community, contributing towards peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world at large. One of the key achievements is that ASEAN as an inter-governmental rules-based organisation has continued to strengthen partnership and cooperation among ASEAN Member States as well as with Dialogue partners based on the principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) and ASEAN led-mechanisms, such as the principles of peaceful coexistence, respect for independence, sovereignty, non-interference, peaceful solutions, consensus and mutual benefits by taking into account the region’s diversity which is known as “ASEAN way”.

In Addition, Excellency Minister Saleumxay KOMMASITH also shared the successful outcomes of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held last week in Bangkok, Thailand under the theme: “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability’. Over the year, there have been remarkable achievements on the implementation of initiatives, measures and activities covering the 3 key community pillars. Importantly, over 22 years since its accession to ASEAN, the Lao PDR has actively participated in the collective process of ASEAN, which has significantly promoted the role of the Lao PDR in the region and the world.At the same time, the ASEAN Free Trade Areas and Free Trade Areas with dialogue partners have significantly contributed towards promoting trade and investment in the Lao PDR.

ASEAN today is one of the world’s most successful regional organisations that is outward-looking and play an instrumental role in shaping an open and inclusive regional architecture with ASEAN at the centre. The Lao PDR is proud to be part of the ASEAN family and grateful for the assistance, support and cooperation from ASEAN Member States and external partners extended to the Lao PDR which enabled us to fully and effectively participate in all areas of cooperation under the ASEAN frameworks over the past 22 years and bring the utmost benefits to our country.