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SCO Secretary General Meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos

1 september 2025

SCO Secretary General Meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos

SCO Secretary General Meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos
On September 1, 2025, in Tianjin, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev held a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane.
SCO Secretary General Meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos
The Secretary General congratulated the head of the Foreign Ministry on the country's obtaining the status of an SCO dialogue partner, expressed confidence in Vientiane's active involvement in promoting the Organization's multifaceted agenda, and informed about the SCO's current activities and priorities.
SCO Secretary General Meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos
The sides exchanged views on upcoming joint steps, including the signing of a Memorandum on granting the Lao People's Democratic Republic the status of a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
On September 1, 2025, the Council of Heads of SCO Member States decided to grant the Lao People's Democratic Republic the status of an SCO dialogue partner.
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