Lao National Assembly elects Saleumxay Kommasith as prime minister

VIENTIANE, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The second ordinary session of the Lao National Assembly's 10th legislature elected Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith as prime minister on Monday.

Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, talks to reporter during a press conference closing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Photo: AP)