Laos joins North Korea in marking Party’s 80th anniversary

FILE PHOTO: This picture taken on October 10, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 11, 2025 shows the military parade to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. - KCNA via KNS/AFP

VIENTIANE: A high-level delegation from the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party shared in grand celebrations held in Pyongyang, North Korea from October 9-11 to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

The delegation was led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security, General Vilay Lakhamfong, who is also a member of the Party’s Politburo. The visit was made at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, on assignment from the General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee Thongloun Sisoulith.