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A handout picture obtained on May 7, 2009 from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) shows British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (R) and Deputy Prime Minister of Laos Dr Thongloun Sisoulith (L) signing the Prisoner Transfer Agreement between the United Kingdom and Laos in London.

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TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 7: Laotian Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, left, shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katuya Okada, 2nd right, as Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, 2nd left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama look on during the signing ceremony on...

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Laotian Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katuya Okada (2nd R), as Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh (2nd L), and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama watch during a signing ceremony on Japanese Official Development Assistance...

Laotian Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katuya Okada (2nd R) as Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh (2nd L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama look on during the signing ceremony on Japanese Official Development Assistan...

Leaders pose for a group photo for the 12th ASEAN - China summit at Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Cha-am, October 24, 2009.

(L-R) Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung, Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong , Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win poss for a photo during the...

(L-R) Vietnam's Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung,Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya,.

Deputy Prime Minister of Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith speaks during the 64th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 26, 2009.

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Foreign ministers and representatives from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for photos during ASEAN Regional Forum in Phuket, Thailand, Thursday, July 23, 2009.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem shake hands at the end of a group photo session for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) summit on the resort island of Phuket, southern Thailand, Thursday, J...

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Foreign Ministers at the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) summit attend a group photo on the resort island of Phuket, in southern Thailand on July 23, 2009.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) attends the official group photograph for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) summit on the resort island of Phuket, in southern Thailand on July 23, 2009a along with (front row L-R) Foreign Ministers Austral...

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(L-R) Cambodia's foreign minister Hor Namhong, Lao's foreign minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Thailand's foreign minister Kasit Piromya, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Vietnam's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Pham Gia Khiem, join together on stage prior the first eve...

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US secretary of state Hillary Clinton (L) looks at the hand of Lao's foreign minister Thongloun Sisoulith, as she and Vietnam's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Pham Gia Khiem, join on stage prior the first ever US - Lower Mekong countries ministerial meeting at the end of the...

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives for a group photo as foreign ministers and representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations smile during the ASEAN Regional Forum in Phuket, Thailand, Thursday, July 23, 2009.

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(L-R) Cambodia's foreign minister Hor Namhong, Lao's foreign minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Thailand's foreign minister Kasit Piromya, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Vietnam's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Pham Gia Khiem join together on stage prior the first ever...

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) and Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem shake hands, as Thailand's Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, (L) claps with others at the end of the group photo for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional...

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Foreign ministers and representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose during a the ASEAN Regional Forum in Phuket on July 23, 2009.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives for a group photo as foreign ministers and representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) smile during the ASEAN Regional Forum in Phuket on July 23, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) arrives for a group photo with foreign ministers and representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the ASEAN Regional Forum in Phuket July 23, 2009.

Foreign ministers and representatives from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose during ASEAN Regional Forum in Phuket July 23, 2009.

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) shares a light moment with his Laos counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith (2nd L) as Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith (C) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone (2nd R) before the start of the Southeast Asian Nations...

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) shares a light moment with his Laos' counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith (2nd L) as Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith (C) shakes hands with his Japan's counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone (2nd R) before the start of Association of Southeast Asi...

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks at the hand of Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith as Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem smiles prior the U.S. -Lower Mekong countries ministerial meeting at the end of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the signing of a Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between the U.S. and the Asian bloc in Phuket July 22, 2009.