COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF of Defence Services General Ye Win Oo, currently in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on his goodwill visit, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister of the Lao PDR Mr Saleumxay Kommasith at the Office of the Prime Minister in Vientiane yesterday morning.
Also present at the call were senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the Myanmar Ambassador to Lao PDR, and the Myanmar Military Attaché (Army, Navy and Air). The Lao PDR Prime Minister was accompanied by officials from the Ministry of National Defence of Lao PDR and senior officers from the Lao People’s Army.
At the meeting, they exchanged views on the great pleasure and honour of the appointment as Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, which took effect on 5 October, the official visit paid by the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to Laos in July, during which he met with the President, Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly of the LPDR and held cordial and frank discussions on matters of mutual benefit to the two countries; and the signing of memorandums of understanding during the visit to further enhance the effectiveness of bilateral cooperation, maintaining peace and stability along the border areas of the two countries and expanding border trade into broader regional trade, enhancement of friendship and cooperation between the governments and armed forces of the two countries, strengthening the cordial relations between the two countries as good neighbours and good friends through mutual understanding, goodwill and sincerity over the 71 years of diplomatic relations, and the Myanmar side’s profound gratitude to Laos for its humanitarian assistance following the destruction and losses caused by the major Mandalay earthquake on 28 March 2025, including the dispatch of rescue and relief teams and the provision of relief supplies for the people of Myanmar,
They also discussed the establishment of the Central Supervisory Committee on Combatting Telecom Fraud and Online Gambling at the national level by the Myanmar government on 10 December 2025 to combat these activities with the vigorous efforts, prospects for cooperation between the two countries to ensure peace and stability, security of livelihoods and socioeconomic development for ethnic communities in the border areas, as well as measures to safeguard the labour rights of workers in the border areas of both countries, Myanmar’s efforts to maintain friendly relations with neighbouring countries and its commitment to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, the country’s current developments, including the efforts of the democratically elected government to translate the people’s aspirations into reality, Laos’ support for the efforts being undertaken under the leadership of the Government to further strengthen peace and stability and promote comprehensive national development, and the Tatmadaw’s role, under the leadership of the Government, in safeguarding the Our Three Main National Cause as a national duty.
After the meeting, the General presented an emblem to the Lao Prime Minister.
The Myanmar Tatmadaw goodwill delegation led by the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services visited the Lao People’s Army Historical Museum in Vientiane.
The General and party viewed the historical heritage, such as arms and ammunition, military equipment and communication devices used in the Lao war, the leaders of historical wars in Laos, and documents of hero soldiers who bravely fought enemies displayed in the museum. The General signed the guestbook and presented gifts.
The museum was established in 1976 and is a historic site where the histories of fallen military heroes who sacrificed their lives in Laos’ struggles for independence and national liberation, along with historical military artefacts, are systematically displayed.
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