President Vo Van Thuong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi in the afternoon of April 11, wrapping up their two-day official visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President Thongloun Sisoulith.
President Vo Van Thuong meets with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) 🎃– President Vo Van Thuong and ahigh-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi in the afternoon of April 11,wrapping up their two-day official visit to Laos at the invitation of GeneralSecretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee andPresident Thongloun Sisoulith.
During the trip, President Thuong engaged in 18activities in Vientiane with specific results, creating a new impetus for Vietnam-Laos cooperation across the board, contributing to realising high-level agreements reached by the two Parties and countries,especially the Vietnam-Laos cooperation strategy agreement for the 2021-2030period and the Vietnam-Laos Bilateral Cooperation Agreement for 2021-2025. During the talks between the Vietnamese President and Laos's Party leader and President Sisoulith, the latter stressed that President Thuong’sselection of Laos as the first country to visit after taking office has demonstrated the appreciation of the Vietnamese Party, State and the Presidenthimself for the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between Vietnam and Laos. On the occasion, the Vietnamese State leader announced a giftworth 1 million USD of the Vietnamese Party, State and people for their Lao counterparts. Following the talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing and exchangeof two cooperation agreements, including a memorandum of understanding on cooperationin technology and innovation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Science andTechnology (MoST) and the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications, andanother on cooperation in science between the MoST and the Lao Ministry ofEducation and Sports.
At the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports. (Photo: VNA)
Answering reporters’ questions, Vietnamese Ministerof Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son emphasised that President Thuong's visit to Laosimmediately after taking office has demonstrated Vietnam’s consistent policy ofattaching the importance and giving the highest priority to the greatfriendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnamand Laos.
The Vietnamese leader also held meetings with the Lao Prime Ministerand the Chairman of the Lao National Assembly, hosted receptions for the President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC)Central Committee and the President of the Laos-VietnamFriendship Association.
♓ During the meetings, leaders of both countries reiterated the importance and highest priority that they give to the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, which they consider invaluable assets and vital factors to the revolutionary causes of their respective countries.
According to Minister Son, the success of the visithas contributed to constantly strengthening and developing the greatfriendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnamand Laos./.
President Vo Van Thuong expressed his delight at the growing special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos during a reception in Vientiane on April 10 for President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.
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President Vo Van Thuong meets with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. (Photo: VNA) 
At the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports. (Photo: VNA) 
