KIM JONG UN MEETS LAOTIAN PRESIDENT-Sisoulith said that Laos will continue to develop relations of friendship and cooperation with North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks with Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith in Pyongyang.
Kim personally came out to greet Thongloun in a welcome ceremony that included top officials, a cheering crowd and a 21-gun salute, and the two leaders discussed strengthening mutual cooperation between their countries before Kim gave a banquet for the Laotian delegation.
During the talks between the two leaders, Sisoulith said that Laos is “always a close friend” with North Korea and it will “continue to develop the relations of friendship and cooperation.”
Thongloun is visiting North Korea for celebrations commemorating the country’s ruling party on October 10, a rare trip by a foreign head of state to a country under heavy international sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and that maintains restrictions on foreign visitors.
