“Laos’ economic development possibility is high in the years to come.”: Keodalavong
Graduating from the least-developing country standing by
2020, Lao PDR aims to
enter into a middle-income country until 2030.
Such a fact was revealed by the speech from Lao Amb.
Khamsouay Keodalavong in a diplomatic reception to mark its
42th Anniversary of the Founding of Lao PDR, held in a hotel
Seoul last Saturday evening.
With last year’s Laos ASEAN Chairmanship 2016 as a momentum which was
held with a catchphrase, dubbed as “Turning Vision into Reality
for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”, Laos played a leading role
for ushering ASEAN international relations with Korea, the US,
Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and last but not least
the EU, according to Keodalavong.
On the other hand from 2018, Laos plans to accelerate attracting
tourists from around the world by hosting a total of 18 official
festivals such as Laos New Year Festival with the aim to attract 5
million tourists next year. Keodalavong said that Laos expects for
Korean tourists to visit his country with the number of 200,000
peoples next year although Korean visitors remained at 173,000 this year.
He encouraged for Korean investors to invest in Laos vigorously
including hydroelectric power generation etc., adding its economic
development possibility is high in the years to come.
Oversea Laos Embassies host their national day reception
every 5 years. In the case of this year, its 42th Anniversary
reception of the Founding of Lao PDR was possible with the
sponsorships from Booyoung Group, Donghwa Group and last
but not least Korea-Laos Friendship Association etc., Keodalavong expressed
appreciation. ASEAN envoys showed off in large numbers
including Malaysia Amb. Dato' ROHANA binti Ramli, Myanmar
Amb. Thura Thet Oo MAUNG, Vietnam Amb. NGUYEN VU TU,
Brunei Amb. Dato Mohd Rosli SABTU, Singapore Amb. YIP Wei Kiat etc.
Regarding Lao Amb. Keodalavong’s English contribution article into the Seoulcity magazine, please
visit the Embassy Square of the Jan. issue.