Laos, Sept., 08, 2016 – President Barack Obama of the United States took some time off to mingle with the locals in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. He was in the city for a town hall meeting for talks on bilateral relationship.
See him in the midst of the masses. Here he is pictured having fun with a local coconut beverage. What do you make of the sellers and others watching far away. They seems to be astounded that President of the most powerful nation on earth could come down to their level.
Laos is a small, Southeast Asian nation that lies at the heart of the Asia-Pacific region, which is diplomatically, economically, and strategically central to the United States.
At the town hall meeting, he told the people of Laos, “We’ll bring more American teachers here to help teach English, and more Lao teachers to America to strengthen their English. And I’m proud to announce that an initiative that’s very important to me and to my wife Michelle, an initiative called Let Girls Learn, is coming to Laos and Nepal.
“We believe that the daughters of Laos have just as much talent and potential as your sons. And none of our countries anywhere in the world can truly succeed unless our girls and our women have every opportunity to succeed, the same opportunities as boys and men do.
“We want to be your partner with the young people of Laos as you strengthen your communities and start businesses, and use Facebook to raise awareness for the rights and dignity of all people. And that’s why, as part of our Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, we’re helping young men and women across Laos develop the skills you need to succeed. Two of our top companies — Microsoft and General Electric — are helping to increase training in engineering and technology”, he told them.
