Lao's National Assembly Session Closes

   HANOI (Oct. 12) XINHUA - The second ordinary session of 
the  fourth National Assembly of Laos closed last weekend, 
Lao official news  agency KPL monitored here reported 
Monday.
   The session, opened on 29 September, has endorsed the 
law on agriculture, and the amended law on the National 
Assembly, said KPL.
   During the ten-day session National Assembly members 
studied and endorsed some important issues, including the 
government report on the implementation of the socio-
economic development and the state budget  for the 1997-
1998. The session also unanimously endorsed the 1998-1999  
state budget.
   The government reports on foreign affairs of  Laos for 
the 1997-1998,  and the line and tasks of foreign affairs 
for the following year were  presented to the session.
   KPL said the Lao government will continue the country's 
constant  foreign policy for peace, national independence, 
and international  cooperation, international stability 
building, creating the  international atmosphere favorable 
for the national construction and  soliciting aid from 
friendly countries and international organizations  for 
socio-economic development.