Political relations
Bilateral relations with the Lao People’s Democratic Republic are traditionally good and friendly, characterised by mutual understanding and a shared interest in enhancing bilateral cooperation in numerous areas.
The then President of the National Assembly of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Pany Yathotou, visited the Republic of Serbia in October 2013.
The then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivan Mrkić, visited Laos in February 2013.
The then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thongloun Sisoulith, visited the Republic of Serbia in May 2013.
The then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos, Saleumxay Kommasith, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2022.
Economic relations
According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, total trade in goods with the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) in 2025 amounted to EUR 1.2 million, of which exports from the Republic of Serbia accounted for EUR 2 thousand and imports for EUR 1.2 million.
Bilateral agreements
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Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos on cooperation in the field of culture and education, signed on 29 May 2013, published in The Official Gazette, International Treaties No.12/2013 from 31 October 2013.
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Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports, signed on 29 May 2013, published in The Official Gazette, International Treaties No.5/14.
Contact Information
The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Yangon (Myanmar): https://yangon.mfa.gov.rs.
The Embassy of People’s Democratic Republic of Laos in Budapest (Hungary): https://www.wien.info/en/locations/embassy-of-the-peoples-democratic-republic-of-laos.
Contact in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Department for Asia, Australia and Pacific (DAAP); tel. 00 381 (0) 11 30 68 345; e-mail: odazap@mfa.rs.