President Thongloun Sisoulith and his wife welcome Their Majesties King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana at the President’s Office in Vientiane on March 17, when talks centred on ways to strengthen Laos-Thailand cooperation.

His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana take part in a traditional religious ceremony at Pha That Luang on Wednesday during their state visit to Laos, offering candles and paying respects alongside senior Lao officials and Buddhist monks at the country’s most sacred stupa.

Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his wife were received in a royal audience by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana on Tuesday. The meeting was a cornerstone of Their Majesties’ three-day state visit to Laos, the first by a Thai monarch since 1994. Prime Minister Sonexay expressed profound thanks for the Thai Royal Family’s ongoing development projects across Laos, which continue to provide tangible benefits to the Lao people in health, education, and agriculture.

President of the National Assembly of Laos, Dr Xaysomphone Phomvihane, and his wife pay a formal courtesy call on His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana on Tuesday. The audience took place during Their Majesties’ state visit to Laos from March 16-18. Dr Xaysomphone expressed the profound joy of the multi-ethnic Lao people in welcoming the Thai monarchs, noting the long-anticipated nature of this historic visit. Their discussions highlighted the enduring cooperation between the two nations.

His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana plant a commemorative tree at the Huayxone-Huayxua Agricultural Development Service Centre on Wednesday during their state visit to Laos from March 16-18, marking a site established in 1994 following the visit of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.