Vientiane Capital, 12 February 2026. The Department of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, acting as the Secretariat Office of the National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee, organized a meeting on the implementation of the Trade and Transport Facilitation Action Plan 2025–2030 and related activities.
The meeting was chaired by Mrs Khingsadone Phetdaoheuang, Director General of the Department of Foreign Trade, and attended by representatives, and technical officials from relevant sectors.
Participants discussed the implementation framework of the Trade and Transport Facilitation Action Plan 2025–2030, including the development of detailed operational plans, coordination and reporting mechanisms under Decision No. 001/NTTFC dated 9 January 2026, and the coordination mechanism for providing trade information through the Lao PDR Trade Portal in accordance with Decision No. 005/NTTFC, dated 11 September 2025.
New features of the Lao PDR Trade Portal, the use of the Trade Information Portal (TIP) application, and pilot activities on creating agency user accounts and uploading sectoral information to the LTP were also introduced and discussed.
In her remarks, the chair emphasized that the Government of the Lao PDR first introduced the Trade Facilitation Strategy for 2011–2015 to support the country’s commitments in preparation for accession to the World Trade Organization, particularly to streamline trade procedures and reduce transaction costs. The 2025–2030 road map integrates both trade and transport facilitation to strengthen coordination mechanisms and enhance problem-solving efficiency, recognizing the close linkage between the two sectors. As once stated by Kaysone Phomvihane, “Trade is the chain, and transport is the spearhead.”
The meeting was conducted over one full day and concluded on the same day.
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