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 the afternoon of 23 July 2016 at the National Convention Center in Vientiane, H.E Saleumxay KOMMASITH, Foreign Minister of the Lao PDR, chaired the Meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Commission (SEANWFZ Commission), with participation of ASEAN Foreign Ministers, Secretary-General of ASEAN, and delegates.

The Meetingreviewed the progress in implementing the Plan of Action (POA)toStrengthen the Implementation of the SEANWFZ Treaty (2013-2017) and emphasized the importance of effective implementation of the said POA including through accession to and ratification of international agreements related to disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, promoting cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other organizations in the region and international levels, especially building capacity of ASEAN Member States on disarmament, non-proliferation, and peaceful uses of nuclear energy toward contributing to the maintenance and promotion of peace, stability and cooperation in Southeast Asia and the world.

The Meeting agreed to task the SEANWFZ EXCOM and its Working Group to continue discussion in line with the ongoing efforts of state parties to the SEANWFZ Treaty and Nuclear Weapon States to resolve all outstanding issues pertaining to the signing and ratifying of the Protocol to the SEANWFZ Treaty.