Korea, Laos sign legal cooperation treaties, renew labor MOU after summit

Korea and Laos agreed Monday to elevate their bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and to strengthen cooperation against transnational crime, signing treaties on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and extradition. The agreements were reached during a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith, who is on an official visit to Seoul — the first such visit by a Laotian president in 12 years. Speaking at an expanded summit meeting at the presidential office, Lee said the agreement marks a significant milestone as the two countries commemorate three decades of the resumption of diplomatic relations. “President Thongloun and I have agreed to upgrade our bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations,” Lee said. He noted that since restoring ties in 1995, Korea and Laos have achieved “remarkable progress in just one generation” across a wide range of areas, including trade, investment, and people-to-people exchanges. “Korea isWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times