Overview
- Princess Aiko landed in Vientiane on Nov. 17 after a layover in Thailand and was greeted with a traditional welcome at her hotel.
- She is set to pay a courtesy call on President Thongloun Sisoulith today, followed by a state banquet hosted by Vice President Pany Yathotou.
- Her schedule includes stops at Vientiane’s Patuxai monument, the COPE Visitor Center for UXO awareness, a Japanese-language school, and a children’s hospital built with Japanese aid.
- A rail day trip to Luang Prabang is planned to visit the national museum and Wat Xieng Thong.
- Before departing Haneda on a commercial flight, the princess said she would do her best, with reports noting Japan provided over US$370 million in grants to Laos from 2019 to 2024.