Defence and Security Strengthened
The armed forces of the Lao people were born of and are made up of people of all ethnic groups and are led and educated by the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party. The armed forces are always loyalty to the nation and Party, full-heartedly serve the people and are dedicated to fulfilling their tasks.
Over the past 30 years, the armed force of the Lao people have expanded their traditions, strengthened themselves and participated in constructing the Lao PDR with peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity.
The armed forces of the Laopeople in collaboration with the defence and security forces and people of all ethnic groups throughout the country have enhanced and united solidarity and firmly countered and defeated all schemes and acts of sabotage by hostile elements who have attempted to undermine the unity and security of the nation.
The Armed Forces of the Lao people have actively educated officers, soldiers and policemen to understand the official strategies of “self-reliance, self-sufficiency and self-strength building.” They have concentrated on building units to increase income and improve the material and spiritual living conditions of the defence and security officers. In addition, they have participated in the socio-economic development of the country, particularly development projects in remote and mountainous areas, for instance, Laksao in Khamkeuth district, Bolikhamxay province. By implementing the directives of the Party, the Armed Forces of the Lao people, in cooperation with other sectors, have worked at the grassroots level to improve people’s democracy administration, helped people to expand planting and animal husbandry and helped expand education and culture in rural areas.
The Armed Forces of the Lao people have continued tightening the traditional and special solidarity and all-round cooperation with the Army and Security Forces of the Vietnamese people. They have also focused on enhancing solidarity with the armies of other socialist countries and conducting regular relations with the armies and security forces of neighbouring countries. The efforts have been made to improve and strengthen the three forces at the national, local and village level, enabling them to be prepared for defending and again gaining victory in the new conditions, and safeguarding the peaceful construction of people of all ethnic groups, the nation and revolutionary achievements.
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Lao People’s Army (20 January 1949 – 20 January 1994), General Khamtay Siphandone, President of the Party Central Committee, congratulated the Armed Forces of the Lao people, saying “we are very proud that, even though there are difficulties and hardships, under the leadership of the Party, officers and soldiers of the Armed Forces have expanded the tradition of firm and undefeated battle, sacrificed their lives, followed directives of the Party and people with loyalty, honesty and firmness. The Lao People’s Army is honoured to be the heroic army of the heroic Lao people.”
Standing at the forefront of the new demands of national defence and construction, the Armed Forces of the Lao people continue implementing the policy on national defence and security for the entire people and all fields by appropriately using tradition and the lessons of the people’s war in the new situation and continually improving themselves to be stronger in all fields. First of all, it is important to improve and heighten the political quality of the Armed Forces, build units with strength in all fields and increasingly expand the true spirit and fine traditions of the Armed Forces, which is to actively participate in developing people at the grassroots level, developing rural areas, improving national defence and security networks, aiming to help everyone join the safeguarding of security and the protection of the social order, developing the economy and culture of the nation and ensuring the implementation of the three tasks and four relations of the Armed Forces.

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