PM Anwar's official visit to Laos to strengthen bilateral ties


VIENTIANE: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's two-day official visit to Laos beginning Monday (June 26) is expected to strengthen ties between Kuala Lumpur and Vientiane in light of the country’s Asean chairmanship next year.

Anwar’s maiden visit to the landlocked country is at the invitation of his Laos counterpart, Dr Sonexay Siphandone, which was made during the Asean Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, last month.

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