(AseanAll) — On November 28, 2024, Maris Sangiampongsa, Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a telephone discussion with Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), on the occasion of the latter’s assumption of office.
The Thai Foreign Minister congratulated Minister Thongsavanh on his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR and expressed his readiness to work closely together in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks for the mutual benefit of the two countries and the region.
Maris emphasised the importance of leveraging various Mekong sub-regional cooperation frameworks to address transboundary issues affecting the peoples of both nations, including drug trafficking, human trafficking, online scams, transboundary haze and water resource management.
Maris also looked forward to welcoming Minister Thongsavanh in Bangkok on 20 December 2024 to chair the ASEAN Extended Informal Consultation on Myanmar, as the ASEAN Chair.
Cambodian and Lao working groups held on January 17, 2025 in Cambodia's Preah Vihear province their bilateral meeting on the possibility to construct Tonle Ropov-Selampao Bridge and connecting roads located in Preah Vihear province of Cambodia and Champasak province of Laos.
19 January,2025
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto expressed his optimism that Indonesia could achieve the target of eight percent economic growth.
19 January,2025
