Laos - Foreign Minister visits Australia

(KPL) A high ranking delegation of Laos led by Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs paid an official visit to Australia from 27-29 February as a guest of the ministry of foreign affairs of Australia.

Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith and his entourage was greeted in Sydney by Mr. Victor Dominello, member of the parliament of New South Wales and Minister for Citizenship and Communities and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.

While in Sydney, DPM Thongloun Sisoulith had a meeting with business people of Australia who has invested in Laos. The meeting was jointly chaired by Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith and Mr. Hugh Morgan, President of Asian Business Group and Mr. Warwick Smith, former minister for energy and president of ANZ Bank Group of New South Wales and Canberra. On this occasion, the participants have shared their point of view on the situation of the investment in Laos and some of them have expressed their interesting on the conditions for the investment in the Lao PDR.

During his visit to Canberra, DPM Thongloun Sisoulith has met with Mr. Craig Emerson, member of the parliament, Minister of Trade and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia where the sides exchanged their view on the current relations and discussed the bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the future between Laos and Australia as well as for the benefits on peace and development. DPM Thongloun Sisoulith and Mr. Craig Emerson then signed in an agreement to implement the assistant project on food, clean water and sanitation for primary school’s children. He also met with Mr. Martin Ferguson, member of the parliament and minister for resources and energy to exchange the cooperation on energy, natural resources and tourism.

DPM Thongloun Sisoulith also met with Mrs. Julie Bishop, member of the parliament, head of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia who is also Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs; attended the ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Laos and Australia organized by Lao Embassy in Australia.

The function was attended by more than 100 people including Mr. Craig Emerson, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, senior officials from Australia, diplomatic crop from Asian countries and Lao community in Australia. Speaking at the ceremony, Lao ambassador to Australia Mr. Langsy Kongsaysy and Mr. Emerson respectively spoke highlighting about the importance of the diplomatic relation between Laos and Australia.

DPM Thongloun Sisoulith has also a working session with Mrs. Kay Paterson, former minister for women affairs and vice chairman of Interpast Australia and Mrs. Julia Huton, Director General of CARE.

DPM Thongloun Sisoulith, his wife and a delegation started his working visit to New Zealand on 1 March as a guest of Mr. Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand.

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