Plans put in action to turn Laos into a land link, Asian editors told

Laos has taken steps to pursue its plan to build a railway network that will connect the landlocked country with its neighbours, the rest of the region and the world, railway authorities told visiting news editors from Asian countries. In its latest move, the Lao government plans to hold talks with Cambodia to discuss the construction of a 150-km railway linking Pakxe, the capital of southern Champassak province, to Veunkham on the Cambodian border.

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