Lao President Chumaly Saynhasone and Belarusian counterpart Alexander
Lukashenko are to witness the signing of numerous important documents
on the two countries’ wide-ranging cooperation on July 1.
According to Russia ’s Itar-Tass news agency, the signing ceremony is
part of the State visit to Belarus by the Lao President, starting
from July 1-3.
Arrived in Minsk on June 30,
President Saynhasone is scheduled to hold talks with President
Lukashenko and meet with government and parliament leaders.
He will also visit several industrial and agricultural enterprises and
historical-cultural sites as well as participate in the Belarus –
Laos Business Forum.
The visit is aimed at bringing
the two countries’ relations to a new height following the Laos
visit by the Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in
early June.
Laos and Belarus established diplomatic relations in 1994. Their two-way trade reached 11 million USD last year.-VNA