Lao PM urges to boost agricultural production

VIENTIANE, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has called for agriculture and forestry departments to boost domestic productivity for export and minimize imports of products that Laos produces, local media reported Wednesday.

Sonexay made the remarks during a Tuesday meeting attended by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Phet Phomphiphak and provincial officials, said Laophattana Daily News.