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(KPL/VNA) – Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone chaired a meeting in Vientiane on February 9 on preparations for Laos’ 2024 ASEAN Chairmanship.

(KPL/VNA) Prime
Minister Sonexay Siphandone chaired a meeting in Vientiane on February 9 on
preparations for Laos’ 2024 ASEAN Chairmanship.
At the
meeting of the national steering committee for the preparation and
administration of the 2024 ASEAN Chairmanship Year, participants reviewed
preparations related to accommodations, vehicles and meeting venues.
The
discussion also focused on personnel, budget and the contents of the three
pillars of the ASEAN Community, namely the ASEAN Political-Security Community,
the ASEAN Economic Community, and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.
The Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and Ministry of
Information, Culture and Tourism were entrusted to prepare contents and agenda
of the chairmanship year.
Laos was
previously the Chair of ASEAN in 2004-2005 and in 2016.
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