OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LAO PDR HIS EXCELLENCY SALEUMXAY KOMMASITH TO MALAYSIA 17 MARCH 2017
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR, His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith, will be undertaking an Official Visit to Malaysia on 17 March 2017. His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith will arrive from Brunei Darussalam, accompanied by his wife, Madam Alouny Kommasith and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR. This will be His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith’s first official visit to Malaysia after assuming office in April 2016.
While in Malaysia, His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith is scheduled to visit the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), followed by a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, the Honourable Dato’ Sri Anifah Hj. Aman, to discuss and exchange views on bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of common interest. He will also pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the Honourable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak.
The Bilateral relations between Malaysia and Lao PDR have been growing steadily over the years. In 2016, there was a significant improvement of 120% in Malaysia’s total trade with Lao PDR which amounted to USD 30.96 million compared to USD 14.03 million in 2015. Lao PDR is a significant regional partner for Malaysia, especially after it became a member of ASEAN in 1997. Lao PDR assumed the chairmanship of ASEAN on 1 January 2016 and building upon the formal establishment of the ASEAN Community on 31 December 2015, Lao PDR’s chairmanship focused on further strengthening the ASEAN Community by implementing the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.
In this context, it is expected that the visit of His Excellency Kommasith will give further impetus to the bilateral relations and interactions between the two foreign countries in the near future.
PUTRAJAYA
16 March 2017
