Belarus and Laos should establish direct contacts in trade. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos, in Minsk:
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      Friendly relations evolved between Belarus and Laos a long time ago.
I am very glad that the Laos President will visit Belarus soon. It is very good because we are about to establish direct contacts between Belarus and Laos.
     In the past contacts sometimes were carried out via Vietnam. There’s nothing wrong about that, however, at present the countries can cooperate directly in many areas.