In addition , policies of support for small and medium enterprises will be implemented concurrently with the promotion and gradual expansion of industrialization , with a view to further improving the living conditions of our people and raising them to a higher level . Similarly , the Lao People 's Democratic Republic will further expand its relations and cooperation with the international community and will contribute actively to the regional integration process , particularly the integration of countries members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) , with the aim of enhancing the role of the Lao People 's Democratic Republic as an efficient partner of the countries in South-East Asia and other regions of the world .