January 2, 2024 – Laos PDR, ASEAN 2024
The Lao PDR has determined the theme for its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2024: “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience”.
“It is imperative for ASEAN to enhance its cooperation on ASEAN connectivity and resilience through intensifying ASEAN cooperation under the three community pillars; promoting infrastructure connectivity, narrowing development gap, promoting greater economic integration and people-to-people exchanges; and further strengthening ASEAN’s relations with external partners, while maintaining ASEAN’s relevance and ASEAN centrality in the evolving regional architecture.”