Visit of the Australian high level officials to UXO Lao Visitors Center in Luangprabang

The Australian high level officials visited UXO Lao Visitors Center in Luangprabang province at 3:00pm in the afternoon on 24 November 2015. This visit was very significant. The purpose of this visit was to open the small opening ceremony of this visitors center.

This Visitor Center was established on 16 March 2009 with the support of Australian Goverment, but it was damaged by short-circuit electricity on 18 June 2014 and then it has been renovated that funded by DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

At the ceremony, Mr. Houmphanh CHANTHAVONG, Luangprabang provincial coordinator provided a briefing about history of UXO in Laos and then Mr. Craig Chittick, First Assistant Secretary for South-East Asia Mainland and Regional Division provided a short speech about their support to this center. This ceremony was also honorly witnessed by Mr. Vongsavanh THEPPHACHANH, Vice-Governor of Luangprabang province. After the opening ceremony, Mr. Houmphanh CHANTHAVONG guided australian high level officials tour in exhibition room and watched a UXO short film. Finally, they left this center at 4:00pm and we closed the ceremony.