President of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics visits Laos
Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), met with Lao Vice President Bounthong Chitmany in Vientiane on December 6 as part of his visit to Laos.
Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang (L), President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), meets with Lao Vice President Bounthong Chitmany in Vientiane on December 6. (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) - Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang, Presidentof the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), met with Lao VicePresident Bounthong Chitmany in Vientiane on December 6 as part of his visit to Laos.
Thang, who is also Chairman of the Central TheoryCouncil, rejoiced at marked achievements Laos has recorded in both external andinternal affairs over the past time, saying he hoped that under the leadership ofthe Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), the Lao people will reap greater successes.
He affirmed that Vietnam always comprehensively backs the Lao cause ofreform and development, and expressed his delight at the intensiveand extensive development of the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between the two countries.
Thang briefed Bounthong on the outcomes of hismeetings with Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulithand Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, and his talks with Director of the LaoNational Academy of Politics and Public Administration (LNA) Phouvong Unkhamxen,especially those regarding the research on theory and reality and theprotection of the Party’s ideological foundation in the present regional and worldsituation.
HCMA will closely coordinate with LNA and the LPRPCentral Committee’s Theoretical Council to effectively materialise high-levelagreements reached by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the LPRP and thetwo countries, he promised.
Bounthong, who is also a Politburo member and permanent member of the LPRP Central Committee's Secretariat, congratulated Vietnam on itsachievements over the past time, particularly those in Party building andsocio-economic development, considering them valuable lessons for Laos in the process of reform,national defence and construction.
He also thanked Vietnam for its support to Laos in thepast struggle for national liberation as well as the present cause of nationalconstruction and development, covering personnel development.
The Vice President spoke highly of cooperation betweenthe two academies and urged them to step up the exchange of information, theoreticalresearch and reality review, particularly in emerging issues, and improve the efficiencyof personnel training.
The Lao leader pledged to try his best together withVietnam to promote the special solidarity between the two nations.
The same day, Thang had a working session with Khamphan Pheuyavong, Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee and headof its Commission for Propaganda and Training, and Chairman of the LPRP Central Committee’s Theoretical Council./.
Vietnam always fully supports Laos’ renovation and development, said Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang while paying courtesy calls to General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Vientiane on December 5.
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Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang (L), President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), meets with Lao Vice President Bounthong Chitmany in Vientiane on December 6. (Photo: VNA) 
