Negotiations between the heads of government of Russia and Laos will… (лаос · россия · правительство)

Negotiations between the heads of government of Russia and Laos will take place in Moscow. On May 9, 2026, a meeting was held in Moscow between the President of Russia and the President of Laos, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

Consensus

• The meeting will take place on June 15, 2026, in Moscow
• The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Russian-Laotian cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology, and cultural-humane areas
• The Laotian Prime Minister will be in Russia from June 14 to 17, 2026
• The meeting follows a previous meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith in May 2026

Points of divergence

• The meeting will focus on major joint projects in energy, industry, transport, agriculture, and other sectors — kommersant
• The meeting will focus on joint projects in energy, industry, transport, agriculture, and other sectors, with coordination handled by the Russian-Laotian intergovernmental commission, chaired by Irak Fayzullin — interfax
• Russia and Laos support regular political dialogue, including at the highest level — interfax
• Russia and Laos cooperate in peaceful nuclear energy, mineral exploration and extraction, fuel and energy complex, logistics chains using rail transport, and FESCO — interfax
• Cooperation includes initiatives in information and communication technologies and space exploration — interfax
• Russia has trained over 8,000 civil specialists for Laos, and Russian language classes have been opened in six schools in Vientiane since 2024 — interfax
• A project for building a Russian-Laotian school in Vientiane is under development — interfax
• The meeting will focus on projects in energy, industry, transport, agriculture, and other sectors — vedomosti
• Laos is in negotiations with Russia for the delivery of the first batch of Russian oil products — vedomosti