Departing US ambassador hails growing Laos-US relations


US Ambassador to Laos, Rena Bitter

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Laos-US cooperation and relations have improved after the two nations decided to leave the past behind, according to the United States’ top diplomat in Laos.

“I think it is a great time in the bilateral relationship. Certainly it is the best we’ve seen in many, many years, ” the departing US Ambassador to Laos, Rena Bitter, told the Vientiane Times on Wednesday (Jan 22) when asked to evaluate the current state of Laos-US relations.

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