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.

 

  • Your Excellency Nguyen Ba Hung, Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the Lao PDR, Representative of the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Spouse,
  • Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Representatives of the International Organisations accredited to the Lao PDR and Spouses,
  • Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

It is my great pleasure to join the Leaders of the Party and the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in welcoming the Members of the Diplomatic Corps and Representatives of the International Organisations accredited to the Lao PDR attending this well-wishing ceremony on the occasion of the 47th Anniversary of the Founding of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the upcoming New Year 2023.

First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Representative of the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Representatives of the International Organisations for the kind words extended to us, the Lao PDR as well as the people of all ethnicities throughout the entire country.

I highly value your comments and well-wishes, which reflect the amity, cordial friendship and sound cooperation of your countries and the international organisations accorded to the Lao PDR. Moreover, these kind

words and wishes are also a significant source of encouragement to the Lao Government and people to further carry out our noblest task of advancing national development towards achieving prosperity, solidarity, democracy, justice, and civilisation.

Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

Over the past 47 years of national safeguarding and development, despite facing numerous obstacles and difficulties, the Lao PDR has attained gradual achievement in many areas. The Lao PDR has enjoyed solid political stability, social order, sustained economic growth, and significant improvement in people’s livelihood, thus creating favourable condition for the Lao PDR to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2026. The above-mentioned achievements would not have been possible

without the support and assistance from friendly countries and development

partners. In this regard, I would like to express my gratitude to all friendly countries as well as the international organisations for the comprehensive cooperation and effective assistance rendered to the Lao PDR over the past years.

Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

The Government of the Lao PDR continues to pursue its consistent foreign policy of peace, friendship, independence and cooperation, which serves as the fundamental foundation for enhancing cooperation with all nations as well as fulfilling our obligations under the international cooperation frameworks to which we are a Party while actively contributing towards promoting and safeguarding international peace, stability and development cooperation. As the world is facing numerous challenges ranging from natural disasters to the COVID-19 pandemic, the geopolitical strategic

competition to the economic and energy crisis, consolidating international cooperation for mutual trust and understanding is the right and indispensable approach to create an environment conducive for us to overcome these existing obstacles and challenges in a peaceful manner. To this end, the Lao

PDR stands ready to actively contribute towards promoting peace, friendship, and development cooperation in the regional and the world.

Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has become the new phenomenon, which has compelled the international community to explore new ways of living amidst the New Normal and to prepare ourselves for any situation that may arise in the future. This is indeed the first ever in-person

gathering to mark the 47th Anniversary of the Founding of the Lao PDR with Members of the Diplomatic Corps and Representatives of the International Organisations accredited to the Lao PDR in over 2 years after the onset the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s gathering is made possible thanks to the effective cooperation and solidarity of the international community, big and small countries alike, to jointly address and overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These efforts have enabled countries around the world to reopen their respective borders to facilitate people-to-people connectivity as well as to revive the economy.

On this auspicious occasion, on behalf of the Lao Government and all people, I would like to once again express my deepest gratitude to all friendly countries, from nearby and faraway, including the international organisations for the assistance extended to the Lao PDR in many areas, namely financial and technical support, provision of medical supplies, and COVID-19 vaccines. Such assistance has helped the Lao PDR overcome and control the COVID-19 pandemic and reopen our country since May 2022. The Lao PDR stands ready to continue to work with the international community to prevent and address the impacts posed by COVID-19 pandemic.

Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

With the New Year 2023 fast approaching, on behalf of all people of the Lao PDR and on my own behalf, I would like to extend my best wishes to all distinguished guests present here today for your good health, happiness and great success in your noble tasks.

Taking this opportunity, I wish to convey, through all Members of the Diplomatic Corps and Representatives of the International Organisations, my message of warm greetings and best wishes to the Heads of State, Heads of Government and the peoples of your respective countries as well as to the Leaders of your respective International Organisations.

Last but not least, may the friendship and cooperation between the Lao PDR and friendly countries be long-lasting and ever-growing.

May the world prevail under the peaceful blue sky!

Thank you.