The following is excerpted from a 3 January 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.
Laos informed the WTO on 3 January 2013 that it has ratified its membership agreement. Under WTO procedures, that means Laos will officially become the WTO’s 158th member on 2 February.
This item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news13_e/acc_lao_08jan13_e.htm