Laos, Thailand mull construction of railway bridge over Mekong

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith (right) welcomes his Thai counterpart Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara in Vientiane on Oct 30, 2023. -- Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE: The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Laos and Thailand have begun talks on the construction of a bridge to carry a railway over the Mekong River between Vientiane, Laos and Nong Khai in Thailand.

The two leaders also discussed the extension of the cross-border rail link from Nong Khai to Vientiane (Khamsavath) train station, to promote tourism and enable easier access to the Laos-China railway.