Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Lao counterpart Chummaly Sayasone signed a declaration on strategic partnership between the two countries in Moscow on Oct. 13.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Lao counterpart Chummaly Sayasone. (Source: Getty Images)
The declaration, which was approved following talks between the two leaders, says Russia and Laos support international efforts for the early resumption of six-party talks on the nuclear programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , as well as political and peaceful solutions to the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula.

Both sides held that the establishment of a nuclear-free area in Southeast Asia will significantly contribute to regional security and enhance regulations on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

On the occasion, the two leaders witnessed the signing of a number of cooperative agreements between the two countries in justice and healthcare and a programme of joint actions in the sphere of tourism for 2012-2014.

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