Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attends the 14th High-Level Round Table Meeting (HL-RTM) and pays a courtesy call on the President of Lao PDR in Vientiane

วันที่นำเข้าข้อมูล 25 Nov 2025

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On 19 - 20 November 2025, Mr. Chetthaphan Maksamphan, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, led a Thai delegation to the 14th High-Level Round Table Meeting (HL-RTM) in Vientiane. H.E. Mr. Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR, delivered opening remarks and chaired the meeting, which was attended by more than 500 participants, including high-level representatives from various ministries of the Lao PDR, members of the National Assembly, members of the diplomatic corps, development cooperation partners, international organizations, and civil society.

The Deputy Permanent Secretary delivered a statement reaffirming Thailand’s support for the 3rd Vientiane Declaration and expressed readiness to advance cooperation towards concrete, sustainable, and people-centered development outcomes. He also paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, President of the Lao PDR, together with the Heads of Delegation from the United Nations, international financial institutions, and Ambassadors from development partner countries. He expressed appreciation for the successful convening of the 14th HL-RTM and to receive recommendations regarding the future direction of development cooperation of the Government of the Lao PDR.

The HL-RTM is convened every five years and serves as a key platform for discussing Lao PDR’s national development priorities. This year’s meeting focused on gathering inputs from various sectors to finalize the 10th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2026 - 2030) and to prepare Lao PDR for its planned graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026.

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