Cambodia–Laos relations

Cambodia–Laos relations are foreign relations between Cambodia and Laos established in 1956. Cambodia has an embassy in Vientiane.^[1] and Laos has an embassy in Phnom Penh.^[2] Both countries are full members of the ASEAN

Cambodia–Laos relations

Cambodia	Laos

There are "shades of irredentism" along the border;^[3] as a result the Cambodia–Laos border was not fully demarcated as of 2019.^[4]

In 2024, the government of Lao PDR gifted two elephants to Cambodia. It was a gift from Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith to King Norodom Sihamoni. They are considered meaningful presents from Lao to Cambodia.^[5]

See also

• Cambodia–Laos border
• Foreign relations of Cambodia
• Foreign relations of Laos

References

1. Embassies of Cambodia
2. Embassies of Laos Southeast Asia
3. Baird 2010.
4. Parameswaran, Prashanth (28 August 2019). "What's Next After the New Cambodia-Laos Border Tensions?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
5. Chanritheara, T. (2024, May 12). Lao Handovers Two Elephants as Gift for King Norodom Sihamoni. Cambodianess. https://cambodianess.com/article/lao-handovers-two-elephants-as-gift-for-king-norodom-sihamoni#:~:text=The%20two%203%2Dyear%2Dold,to%20Cambodia%20in%20April%202024.

Sources

• Baird, Ian G. (2010). "Different views of history: Shades of irredentism along the Laos–Cambodia border" (PDF). Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 41 (2): 187–213. doi:10.1017/S0022463410000020. ISSN 0022-4634.