SEOUL, November 13 (AJP) - The foreign ministers of North Korea and Laos met in Pyongyang to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, the state-run [North] Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday.
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui and her Laotian counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane pledged to implement agreements reached by their leaders in October to strengthen friendship and cooperation between the two countries, according to KCNA.
Their meeting, which was followed by a banquet dinner in a friendly atmosphere, appears to be a follow-up to last month's summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith in Pyongyang.
North Korea has been expanding its diplomatic relations with traditional allies such as Laos and Viet Nam, while also strengthening ties with China and Russia.
Laos has maintained close ties with North Korea since establishing diplomatic relations in June 1974.
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