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The foreign relations of Laos, internationally designated by its official name as the Lao People's Democratic Republic, after the takeover by the Pathet Lao in December 1975, were characterized by a hostile posture toward the West, with the government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic aligning itself with the Soviet bloc, maintaining close ties with the Soviet Union and depending heavily on the Soviets for most of its foreign assistance. Laos also maintained a "special relationship" with Vietnam and formalized a 1977 treaty of friendship and cooperation that created tensions with China.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union and with Vietnam's decreased ability to provide assistance, Laos has sought to improve relations with its regional neighbors and has emerged from international isolation through improved and expanded relations with other nations, such as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China, Turkey, Australia, France, Japan, and Sweden. Trade relations with the United States were normalized in 2004. Laos was admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July 1997 and applied to join the World Trade Organization in 1998. In 2005 it attended the inaugural East Asia Summit.
Membership of international bodies
Laos is a member of the following international organizations: Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT), ASEAN, ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), ASEAN Regional Forum, ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) Asian Development Bank, Colombo Plan, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Group of 77, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Development Association (IDA), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Labour Organization (ILO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Intelsat (nonsignatory user), and Interpol.
Laos is also a member of the International Olympic Commission (IOC), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mekong Group, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Pacific Alliance (as observer), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), United Nations, United Nations Convention on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Universal Postal Union (UPU), World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), World Tourism Organization, World Trade Organization (observer).
Bilateral relations
List of countries which Laos maintains diplomatic relations with:
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|---|---|---|
| Country | Date[1] | |
| 1 |  Thailand
|
19 December 1950 |
| 2 |  France
|
31 January 1951 |
| 3 |  Australia
|
16 January 1952 |
| 4 |  Philippines
|
14 January 1955 |
| 5 |  Japan
|
5 March 1955 |
| 6 |  Myanmar
|
12 July 1955 |
| 7 |  United States
|
10 August 1955 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom
|
5 September 1955 |
| 9 |  India
|
2 February 1956 |
| 10 |  Cambodia
|
15 June 1956 |
| 11 |  Denmark
|
1 November 1956 |
| 12 |  Indonesia
|
30 August 1957 |
| 13 |  Switzerland
|
3 September 1957 |
| 14 |  Germany
|
31 January 1958 |
| 15 |  Turkey
|
20 June 1958 |
| 16 |  Russia
|
7 October 1960 |
| 17 |  China
|
25 April 1961 |
| 18 |  Czech Republic
|
5 September 1962 |
| 19 |  Vietnam
|
5 September 1962 |
| 20 |  Poland
|
8 September 1962 |
| 21 |  Hungary
|
12 September 1962 |
| 22 |  Mongolia
|
12 September 1962 |
| 23 |  Bulgaria
|
14 October 1962 |
| 24 |  Romania
|
25 November 1962 |
| 25 |  Serbia
|
25 November 1962 |
| 26 |  Lebanon
|
15 July 1963 |
| 27 |  Spain
|
20 March 1964 |
| 28 |  Sweden
|
10 October 1964 |
| 29 |  New Zealand
|
15 July 1965 |
| 30 |  Pakistan
|
15 July 1965 |
| 31 |  Sri Lanka
|
20 July 1965 |
| 32 |  Italy
|
7 December 1965 |
| 33 |  Malaysia
|
1 July 1966 |
| 34 |  Iran
|
1967 |
| 35 |  Austria
|
1 September 1967 |
| 36 |  Belgium
|
12 December 1967 |
| 37 |  Nepal
|
20 May 1970 |
| 38 |  Algeria
|
15 May 1973 |
| 39 |  Canada
|
15 June 1974 |
| 40 |  North Korea
|
24 June 1974 |
| 41 |  Cuba
|
4 November 1974 |
| 42 |  Singapore
|
2 December 1974 |
| 43 |  Finland
|
21 January 1975 |
| 44 |  Albania
|
18 June 1975 |
| 45 |  Argentina
|
24 July 1975 |
| 46 |  Iraq[2]
|
2 October 1975 |
| 47 |  Netherlands
|
17 November 1975 |
| 48 |  Libya
|
26 July 1976 |
| 49 |  Yemen
|
26 July 1976 |
| 50 |  Egypt
|
November 1976 |
| 51 |  Mexico
|
29 November 1976 |
| 52 |  Benin
|
2 February 1977 |
| 53 |  Mali
|
2 February 1977 |
| 54 |  Tanzania
|
15 May 1978 |
| 55 |  Madagascar
|
27 February 1980 |
| 56 |  Somalia
|
27 February 1980 |
| 57 |  Grenada
|
4 March 1980 |
| 58 |  Mozambique
|
16 April 1980 |
| 59 |  Nicaragua
|
30 May 1980 |
| 60 |  Angola
|
11 July 1980 |
| 61 |  Guinea
|
15 October 1981 |
| 62 |  Afghanistan
|
11 March 1983 |
| 63 |  Zimbabwe
|
14 August 1986 |
| 64 |  Vanuatu
|
18 February 1987 |
| – |  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
|
3 August 1987 |
| 65 |  Bangladesh
|
1988 |
| 66 |  Colombia
|
30 September 1988 |
| 67 |  Peru
|
27 April 1989 |
| – |  State of Palestine
|
15 May 1989 |
| 68 |  Greece
|
15 June 1989 |
| 69 |  Tunisia
|
30 November 1989 |
| 70 |  Papua New Guinea
|
6 April 1990 |
| 71 |  Saudi Arabia
|
29 May 1990 |
| 72 |  Norway
|
12 November 1991 |
| 73 |  Chile
|
6 December 1991 |
| 74 |  Uzbekistan
|
10 September 1992 |
| 75 |  Ukraine
|
17 September 1992 |
| 76 |  Slovakia[3]
|
1 January 1993 |
| 77 |  Brunei
|
27 July 1993 |
| 78 |  Israel
|
6 December 1993 |
| 79 |  Turkmenistan
|
4 February 1994 |
| 80 |  Belarus
|
7 February 1994 |
| 81 |  Lithuania
|
1 September 1994 |
| 82 |  South Africa
|
27 September 1994 |
| 83 |  Estonia
|
29 March 1995 |
| 84 |  Latvia
|
27 April 1995 |
| 85 |  Azerbaijan
|
22 May 1995 |
| 86 |  Portugal
|
31 May 1995 |
| 87 |  Brazil
|
12 June 1995 |
| 88 |  Kyrgyzstan
|
13 July 1995 |
| 89 |  South Korea
|
25 October 1995 |
| 90 |  Croatia
|
4 March 1996 |
| 91 |  North Macedonia
|
6 March 1996 |
| 92 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
7 March 1996 |
| 93 |  Slovenia
|
28 March 1996 |
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