Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (right) welcomes Dr Kao Kim Hourn in Vientiane. - Vientiane Times/ANN
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The visiting Secretary General of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), Dr Kao Kim Hourn, has said the Asean Secretariat stads ready to assist Laos in achieving its goals and objectives as chair of the regional bloc in 2024.
The Asean Secretariat chief paid a working trip to Laos on November 29 at the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Saleumxay Kommasith, to work with the Lao side in preparing for the country’s Asean chairmanship.
