STATE VISIT
President of Laos Choummaly to visit to Thailand
By The Nation
Choummaly
Choummaly Sayasone, president of Laos, will make a state visit to Thailand next week, Thai Foreign Ministry announced Monday.
Choummaly, 73, will be guest of Their Majesties the King and the Queen during the three-day state visit, starting on May 12.
The visit which will be his first after he took the post in June 2006 is aimed at strengthening the bilateral ties.
**Choummaly endorsed as president of Laos - June 11, 2006.**