PM Wong congratulates Laos PM Saleumxay Kommasith on his appointment黄英贤总理祝贺老挝总理沙伦赛·贡马西就任
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (Oct 7) congratulated Saleumxay Kommasith on his appointment as Laos' premier.The veteran diplomat, who turns 58 on Oct 31, was elected on Monday, receiving an unanimous vote of 158 lawmakers present, state news agency KPL reported.A member of the Politburo of the ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Saleumxay had previously served as deputy prime...
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (Oct 7) congratulated Saleumxay Kommasith on his appointment as Laos' premier.
The veteran diplomat, who turns 58 on Oct 31, was elected on Monday, receiving an unanimous vote of 158 lawmakers present, state news agency KPL reported.
A member of the Politburo of the ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Saleumxay had previously served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister.
He had also served in the Lao Mission to UN and is known to speak English, Russian and French.
He succeeds Sonexay Siphandone, who was elected the National Assembly president.
Extending his well-wishes to Saleumxay, PM Wong wrote: "My warmest congratulations on your appointment as Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic."
He noted the "very good and warm" relations between the two countries, pointing out that bilateral cooperation has expanded substantially over the years.
This, PM Wong said, includes mutually beneficial initiatives such as the Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project, carbon credits, and combatting transnational crime.
Turning to development cooperation, PM Wong said that Singapore has been a strong supporter of Laos' development through training courses organised by the Singapore Cooperation Programme and the Initiative for ASEAN Integration.
"This year marks 25 years of development cooperation with Lao PDR, and we will continue to strengthen this partnership in tandem with Lao PDR’s development priorities," he added.
PM Wong also invited his Laotian counterpart to make an official visit to Singapore.
"I look forward to working closely with you to take our bilateral relations forward," PM Wong said.
马来西亚总理黄循财周三（10月7日）祝贺沙伦赛·贡马西就任老挝总理。
据国家通讯社KPL报道，这位将于10月31日年满58岁的资深外交官于周一当选，在场的158名议员一致投票支持他。
萨伦赛是老挝人民革命党政治局委员，曾任副总理兼外交部长。
他还曾在老挝常驻联合国代表团任职，并且会说英语、俄语和法语。
他接替了当选国民议会议长的索内赛·西潘多内。
黄总理向沙伦赛总理表达了美好的祝愿，他写道：“衷心祝贺您就任老挝人民民主共和国总理。”
他指出两国关系“非常好、很友好”，并强调多年来双边合作已大幅扩大。
黄之锋总理表示，这包括互利共赢的举措，例如老挝-泰国-马来西亚-新加坡电力一体化项目、碳信用额度以及打击跨国犯罪。
谈到发展合作，黄英贤总理表示，新加坡一直大力支持老挝的发展，通过新加坡合作计划和东盟一体化倡议组织了培训课程。
“今年是与老挝人民民主共和国开展发展合作的第25年，我们将继续加强这一伙伴关系，以配合老挝人民民主共和国的发展优先事项，”他补充道。
黄之锋总理还邀请老挝总理对新加坡进行正式访问。
黄循财总理表示：“我期待与您密切合作，推动双边关系向前发展。”