Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic

on the use of Cluster Munitions

As the world largest victim of cluster munitions and a state party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the Lao People's Democratic Republic expresses its profound concern over the announcement and the possible use of cluster munitions.

The Lao people were victimized by this deadly cluster munition more than five decades ago and even today they continue to be affected by the unexploded ordnance as it continues to pose serious threats to the lives and livelihood of our people.

ຖະແຫຼງການຂອງໂຄສົກກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ

ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ, 3 ສິງຫາ 2022

ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ຕິດຕາມຢ່າງໃກ້ຊິດ ແລະ ສະແດງຄວາມເປັນຫ່ວງ ຕໍ່ສະພາບການຢູ່ຊ່ອງແຄບ ໄຕ້ຫວັນ, ລວມທັງການກະທຳທີ່ເປັນການຍຸແຍ່ ຊຶ່ງອາດຈະນໍາໄປສູ່ຄວາມເຄັັ່ງຕຶງໃນພາກພື້ນ.

ສປປ ລາວ ເວລາໃດກໍຖືວ່າ ສັນຕິພາບ ແລະ ສະຖຽນລະພາບຢູ່ທຸກພາກພື້ນໃນໂລກ ລວມທັງ ພາກພື້ນ ອາຊີ -ປາຊີຟິກ ເປັນເງື່ອນໄຂຕັດສິນ ແລະ ພື້ນຖານຕົ້ນຕໍ ໃຫ້ແກ່ການຮ່ວມມື ແລະ ການພັດທະນາຂອງບັນດາປະເທດໃນພາກພື້ນ ແລະ ໃນໂລກ.

ສປປ ລາວ ຢືນຢັນຄືນນະໂຍບາຍອັນສະເໝີຕົ້ນສະເໝີປາຍຂອງຕົນໃນການສະໜັບສະໜູນ ນະໂຍບາຍຈີນດຽວ ແລະ ຖືວ່າໄຕ້ຫວັນ ເປັນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງທີ່ຕັດແຍກອອກບໍ່ໄດ້ຂອງ ສປ ຈີນ, ຄັດຄ້ານ ທຸກເຈດຈໍານົງທີ່ມຸ່ງຫວັງສ້າງສະຖານະການເພື່ອສ້າງ “ສອງປະເທດຈີນ” ຫຼື “ໜຶ່ງຈີນ, ໜຶ່ງໄຕ້ຫວັນ”. ສປປ ລາວ ຢ້ຳຄືນການສະໜັບສະໜູນນະໂຍບາຍຂອງລັດຖະບານ ສປ ຈີນ ໃນການທ້ອນໂຮມ ປະເທດຊາດໂດຍສັນຕິວິທີ.

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Statement of the Spokesperson

of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR

Vientiane, 3 August 2022

The Lao PDR has been following and is concerned over the development in the Taiwan strait, including a provocative action, which may lead to a tension in the region.

The Lao PDR, as always, is of the view that peace and stability in all regions in the world, including the Asia-Pacific region is a decisive prerequisite and fundamental foundation for cooperation and development of countries in the region and the world.

The Lao PDR reaffirms its consistent policy of supporting “One China Policy” and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and opposes any intention aiming at creating a situation for “two China” or “one China, one Taiwan”. The Lao PDR reiterates its support for the policy of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the national reunification by peaceful means.