Laos and Brunei strengthen ties


Lao president Thongloun Sisoulith received a warm welcome from Brunei ruler Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah during his visit to Brunei. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BRUNEI (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Lao president Thongloun Sisoulith and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah have said they highly value the friendly relations and cooperation between the two South-East Asian countries, with the Lao president making a three-day state visit to the kingdom.

Thongloun, his wife Naly Sisoulith and a delegation of Lao officials arrived in Bandar Seri Begawan on Monday for the state visit at the invitation of the Bruneian king, the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.

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