Both sides hailed defence cooperation as a cornerstone of bilateral relations, noting its growing diversity, enhanced mechanisms, and improved quality in areas such as human resource training, defence capability building, and industry development.
Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, met with his Lao counterpart Sen. Lt. Gen. Khamliang Outhakaysone in Vientiane on September 4, on the sidelines of the 21st ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting (ACDFM-21).
A high-level delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Chief of the army’s General Staff and Vice Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong joined a series of meetings in Vientiane on May 10 as part of his trip to Laos.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Lt. Gen. Khamliang Outhakaysone, Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army, in Hanoi on June 2.
