Overview
- During the six-day trip, Princess Aiko will pay a courtesy call on President Thongloun Sisoulith and attend a banquet hosted by Vice President Pany Yathotou on Tuesday in Vientiane.
- Her cultural itinerary includes Patuxai in the capital and, on Thursday, rail travel to Luang Prabang to visit the national museum and Wat Xieng Thong.
- Humanitarian and education stops feature the COPE Visitor Center focused on UXO issues and an observation of a Japanese language class at an integrated junior–senior high school.
- Development ties will be underscored by a visit to a children’s hospital built with Japanese aid and meetings with Japanese residents in Laos.
- She arrives in Vientiane on Monday night via Bangkok and is scheduled to depart the capital on Friday, returning to Tokyo on Saturday.