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Laos visa to be issued for Turkish citizens at border
Laotian premier's announcement comes during meeting with Turkish foreign minister
08.11.2018 - Update : 09.11.2018
Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) meets Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith (R) in Vientiane, Laos on November 8, 2018. ( Fatih Aktaş - Anadolu Agency )
By Sibel Ugurlu
ANKARA
Turkish citizens are now able to have their visas to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic issued at the border, according to Laotian Premier Thongloun Sisoulith on Thursday.
Sisoulith's announcement came during a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in his office in the capital Vientiane.
Cavusoglu, who is currently on a two-day visit in Vientiane, is the first Turkish foreign minister to visit to Laos.
During the meeting, Cavusoglu and Sisoulith discussed bilateral political, economic and trade relations between Turkey and Laos.
Cavusoglu also met his Laotian counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith.
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