Under the brilliant leadership and guidance of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the Vietnamese army and people, especially those in the South, succeeded in their struggle against the imperialist forces. This historic victory helped Vietnam gain national reunification, enabling the country to safeguard its sovereignty and advance steadily on the path of socialism for the great goal of building a prosperous Vietnam as today.

The "bamboo diplomacy" is a flexible and steadfast foreign policy, which is resilient and determined but not rigid, and is imbued with Vietnamese identity, said Chairman of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association Boviengkham Vongdara.

The PathetLao Daily on September 1 published on the front page an editorial hailing Vietnam's achievements and the Laos-Vietnam relationship on the occasion of Vietnam's National Day (September 2).

The highest leaders of Laos made their presence at a grand ceremony in Vientiane on July 18 to celebrate the major anniversaries in the Laos-Vietnam relationship.