Overview
- Princess Aiko attended a state banquet hosted by the Lao vice president in Vientiane and led a toast in Lao, exchanging smiles with attendees.
- In her remarks, she expressed gratitude for Laos’s past support to Japan and voiced hope that the younger generation will nurture ties as beautifully as the champa and sakura.
- She closed by wishing for bilateral relations to flow and grow like the Mekong River, reinforcing a theme of enduring friendship.
- The Lao vice president welcomed her cultural engagement, noting her temple visits in gifted Lao silk and praising the symbolism for deepening exchange.
- Before the banquet, she took part in the traditional barsee blessing ritual, and she is scheduled to visit a Japanese-language school and the COPE Visitor Center on Nov. 19.