Prime Minister Phankham departs for ASEAN-US Special Summit

(KPL) Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh left
Vientiane on Tuesday’s night for the United States to attend ASEAN-US Special
Summit to be held in Washington D.C. on May 12-13.
The departure ceremony for the Prime Minister
and his delegation was held at Wattay International Airport, Vientiane in the
presence of Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane Joy M.
Sakurai.
ASEAN and the United States are set to convene
the summit to celebrate four and a half decades of the ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue
Relations, on 12-13 May 2022, in Washington D.C. This is the second Special
Summit since 2016 and the first in person engagement for the ASEAN and US
leaders since 2017.

ASEAN Leaders and President Joe Biden will meet
to discuss ways and means to intensify cooperation in various areas, including
COVID-19 response and global health security, climate change, sustainable
development, maritime cooperation, human capital development, education and
people-to-people ties, as well as connectivity and economic engagement.
They will also exchange views on regional and
international issues of common interest and concern.
KPL