The Prime Minister of Lao PDR, Mr. Sonxay Sipandon, alongside together with his spouse, visited His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Akishino of Japan and His Highness at Akasaka Palace, on January 21, 2025, throughout his official go to and work journey to Japan between January 20-23, 2025.

On this event, Mr. Sonxay Sipandon expressed his happiness to have the chance to go to the King of Somdet and Phasaya this time and expressed his dedication to proceed to work proactively to proceed to boost the great friendship and cooperative relationship between the Lao PDR and Japan all through the interval of seven a long time, in addition to to improve the cooperation to change into a complete strategic associate of the 2 nations to be repeatedly developed in depth and breadth.
The 2 sides expressed their pleasure to see that the friendship and cooperation between the Lao PDR and Japan has been repeatedly promoted and developed. The individuals of the 2 nations are shut, intimate and love one another very carefully, which has actively cooperated on the state, celebration and congress traces, which has introduced actual advantages to the individuals of the 2 nations, together with cooperation for the event of the area and the area. Additionally, they agreed to proceed to advertise cooperation in areas the place the 2 sides have potential, particularly the opening of a direct Vientiane-Tokyo flight. To advertise economic-commercial cooperation, funding and tourism.
On this event, Mr. Sonxay Sipandon represented the federal government and other people of Laos and expressed his honest gratitude to the federal government and other people of Japan for offering invaluable help to the Lao PDR over the previous interval, which has contributed considerably to the implementation of the nationwide economic-social growth plan of the Lao PDR every now and then, particularly the event of human assets, public well being, agriculture-forestry, infrastructure growth; Specifically, help within the clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and help to the Lao PDR within the latest ASEAN 2024 chairmanship, which has been efficiently accomplished as anticipated.
On the identical event, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Akishino expressed his heat welcome and excessive appreciation for the go to of His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Lao PDR and his delegation to Japan. He additionally wished this official go to an incredible success.