{"id":147257,"date":"2025-07-17T21:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/147257\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarus-and-laos-sign-visa-exemption-deal","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/147257\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus and Laos sign visa exemption deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 17, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d and his Laotian counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane have signed an intergovernmental agreement on mutual visa-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signing ceremony has taken place in Laos, the Belarusian foreign office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deal \u201copens up new prospects for the development of bilateral relations in various areas\u2014from business partnerships and cooperation between public organizations to tourism and humanitarian initiatives,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministers praised what they described as stable, positive trends in the Belarusian-Laotian relations and its strong roots in the Soviet past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry announced a visit by Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thongloun and Ry\u017eanko\u016d met earlier today to discuss \u201cimplementing the agreements reached between the Belarusian and Laotian presidents on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan in October 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ry\u017eanko\u016d talked about trade and economic cooperation with Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Laotian premier \u201cexpressed interest in cooperation with Belarus in energy, petrochemicals, mining and agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Laotian side expressed particular interest in Belarus\u2019 technological capabilities for the production of potash fertilizers and baby food based on dry milk,\u201d the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ry\u017eanko\u016d said training Laotian professionals at Belarusian institutions in specialties crucial for the implementation of joint projects was an important part of bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rybakov-news.un_.org_-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rybakov-news.un_.org_-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rybakov-news.un_.org_-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rybakov-news.un_.org_-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rybakov-news.un_.org_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rybakov-news.un_.org_.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus\u2019 envoy meets with UN secretary general<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 11, Pozirk. 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