BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 14. Prime Minister
Ali Asadov of the Republic of Azerbaijan met on October 14 with
President Thongloun Sisoulith of the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic, who is in Azerbaijan on an official visit.
This was announced in a statement published by the press service
of the Cabinet of Ministers.
During the meeting, it was emphasized that the Lao President’s
visit to Azerbaijan holds special significance as the first
high-level visit in the history of bilateral relations. It was
noted that the meeting with President Ilham Aliyev and the joint
statement adopted following it will provide an important impetus to
the development of Azerbaijani-Lao relations.
The significance of the Lao President’s participation in the
summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building
Measures in Asia (CICA) was also highlighted.
Information was presented on the work carried out during
Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the CICA in 2024–2026, including
efforts toward the organization’s institutional development, the
creation of new platforms for cooperation, and the promotion of
practical initiatives.
Throughout the meeting, the parties discussed prospects for
developing bilateral cooperation in trade and the economy,
transportation and logistics, energy, humanitarian affairs,
demining, and other areas.
