Lao Foreign Minister to Undertake an Official Visit to the Philippines

MANILA 08 August 2025 — Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) will undertake an Official Visit to the Philippines on 12 - 14 August 2025, at the invitation of Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro. During the visit, the two Ministers will co-chair the 3rd Meeting of the Philippines-Lao PDR Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation on 13 August 2025.

Foreign Minister Thongsavanh is the first ASEAN Foreign Minister to be welcomed by Secretary Lazaro since her assumption on 01 July 2025. His official visit takes place as the Philippines and the Lao PDR celebrate 70 years of  diplomatic relations in 2025.

There are approximately 2,000 Filipinos in the Lao PDR, engaged in the fields of education, hotel services, engineering and infrastructure development, and are held in high esteem as contributors to Lao PDR’s growth and development.

Diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the Lao PDR were established on 14 January 1955. END