Recognition of Ukraine: January 2, 1992.

Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: September 17, 1992.

Political Relations

1999 – meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Laos in the course of the 54th session of the United Nations General Assembly (New York, USA);

2007 - visit of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to Laos to participate in the Ministerial Conference of the International Organization of Francophonie (Vientiane, Laos);

2010 – meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Laos in the course of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly (New York, USA);

2011 – official visit of H.E. Mr. T.Sisoulith, the Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos to Ukraine (Kyiv).

Trade and Economic Relations 

Trade turnover between Ukraine and Laos in 2022 (million USD), according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine:

	Export	Import	Balance	Total
Goods	-	0.57	-0.57	0.57
Services	-	-	-	-
Total	-	0.57	-0.57	0.57

Imports of goods from Laos in 2022: coffee (86,4%), shoes (3,3%), electrical appliances (3%), seeds and fruits, toys.

According to the State Customs Service of Ukraine in 2022 trade turnover between Ukraine and Laos was represented by import only and amounted to 0,57 million USD. During the period from January to May in 2023 trade turnover between Ukraine and Laos amounted to 0,051 million USD (export – 0,008 million USD, import – 0,043 million USD). The negative trade balance reached 0,035 million USD.

Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation 

Practically absent.

Legal basis 

Legal basis of the Ukrainian-Lao relations consists of 3 documents.

Ukrainian diaspora

There are no public organizations or associations which unite Ukrainians in Laos. There are about 10 Ukrainian citizens who stay in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.