Australia to train Lao interpreters to prepare for the 2024 Asean Chair year

Ambassador Paul Kelly of the Australian Embassy to Laos, along with the 17 participants. - Laotian Times

VIENTIANE, March 12 (Laotian Times): Seventeen staff from across the Lao Government have been selected to participate in the Australia-Laos Asean Interpretation and Translation Programme.

Upon completion of this program, participants will obtain a Graduate Diploma in Translation and Interpreting from the University of New South Wales in Australia. The Australia-Laos Asean Interpretation and Translation Programme is designed to prepare the Lao PDR for its role in chairing Asean in 2024.