calendar>>March 23. 2011 Juch 100
9th Congress of Lao Party Held
yongyang, March 23 (KCNA) -- The 9th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) was held in Vientiane from Mar. 17 to 21.

Choummaly Saynasone, general secretary of the C.C., the LPRP, delivered a political report at the congress.

He referred to the successes gained in the past five years since the 8th Congress of the Party and set forth its new tasks.

The political report and a report on the modification of party rules were adopted at the congress. It set forth the goal for 2011-2015 economic and social development of Laos and tasks to be fulfilled by 2020.

New leadership organ of the C.C., the LPRP was elected at the congress.

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