ASEANews HEADLINES-DIPLOMACY: VIENTIANE Laos- Laos, Switzerland cement ties with further aid pledged for Laos

Laos and Switzerland have agreed to enhance their longstanding ties and cooperation, with Switzerland promising assistance valued at 65 million Swiss Francs to Laos over the next four years.

The agreement and the commitment were made during talks between the two countries’ Ministers of Foreign Affairs, which took place in Vientiane on Tuesday.

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Vice President and Head of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ignazio Cassis, and his entourage are making an official visit to Laos from August 3-4.

It is the first ever and official visit by a Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs to Laos.

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During talks with Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith, the two parties agreed on their future direction and how to further elevate the tangible partnership between the two countries to new heights, Mr Saleumxay told a press conference.

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“We have agreed to continue encouraging and strengthening cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, agriculture, health, education, tourism, hydropower, governance, disaster and climate change, poverty reduction, humanitarian and other areas of mutual benefit,” the Lao minister said.
“We had a very productive discussion. I consider this official visit by Minister Cassis to be a historic milestone to further strengthen and expand our friendly relations and growing good cooperation, both in bilateral and multilateral frameworks, for the common benefit of the peoples of our two countries in the future.”

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