Hosting the Lao delegation, Major General Pham Manh Thang, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, affirmed that Vietnam is willing to share its experiences with Laos in UN peacekeeping operations, which is in line with the policy of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government, and the Vietnam People’s Army.
The General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) opened a training course on trade union affairs for officers of the Lao People’s Army (LPA) in Hanoi on November 5.
Sen. Lt. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet, Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), visited former General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith, along with some schools of the Lao army on August 27 as part of his official visit to the neighbouring country.
A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence on January 18 visited the headquarters of its Lao counterpart in Vientiane, and extending congratulations on the 75th founding anniversary of the Lao People’s Army (LPA) (January 20, 1979-2024).
Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang received visiting Sen. Lieut. Gen. Thongloi Silivong, Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chairman of the Lao People’s Army (LPA)’s General Department of Politics, in Hanoi on September 26.
Sen. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, received a delegation of the Engineering Department of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army led by its Director Maj. Gen. Viengxay Xaysamone in Hanoi on May 19.
Young army officers of Vietnam and Laos gathered at a talk in Hanoi on November 30 to discuss effective measures and models to increase bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various spheres.
Forty Vietnamese and Lao young military officers attended an exchange in the northern Lao province of Luang Prabang on November 18, held as part of a visit by General Luong Cuong, Chairman of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army (VPA).
The first seminar between young border defence officers of Vietnam and Laos took place in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on November 9.
Deputy Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien has suggested Vietnamese and Lao border guards step up the exchange of information about border management and protection and conduct joint exercises.
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.
The Minister of National Defence, General Ngo Xuan Lich, received Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang in Hanoi on January 20, pledging optimal conditions for the diplomat to fulfill his duties, thus promoting bilateral special ties, especially defence links, to a new level.
The Lao Embassy in Vietnam, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, and the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association had a working session with the Hanoi Capital High Command on January 4.
The ministries of national defence of Vietnam and Laos agreed to continue promoting the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms during their leaders’ talks in Hanoi on December 4.
Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich had a meeting with his Lao counterpart Gen. Chansamone Chanyalath in Hanoi on February 18 within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat).
The Vietnamese and Lao States bestowed their noble orders upon several collectives and individuals of the two countries’ armies at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 18.
The Vietnamese Party and State have conferred its highest decoration - the Gold Star Order - on the Lao People’s Army in recognition of its achievements and contributions to strengthening the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive between the two countries.
Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. Tran Don met with Lt. Gen. Vongkham Phommakon, head of the general department of logistics of the Lao People’s Army, in Hanoi on September 23.
Vietnam and Laos agreed to enhance cooperation in maintaining border security during talks between their border guard officials in Vientiane on September 12.
Lt. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), received Maj. Gen. Bunlieng Sengphachan, head of the internal protection division under the General Department of Politics of the Lao People’s Army, in Hanoi on August 13.
