Top Lao leader’s visit to Vietnam grabs Lao headlines
Lao media on June 28 run headlines on the official friendship visit of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith to Vietnam from June 28-29, saying it reaffirms the consistent stance of the Party, State and people of Laos in preserving, promoting the traditional relations between the two countries.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith wave hands at children at the welcome ceremony in Hanoi on June 28. (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Lao media on June 28 runheadlines on the official friendship visit of General Secretary of the LaoPeople’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of LaosThongloun Sisoulith to Vietnam from June 28-29, saying it reaffirms theconsistent stance of the Party, State and people of Laos in preserving,promoting the traditional relations between the two countries.
The visit also contributes to nurturing the greatfriendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the twoParties, States and peoples, they said.
The Pathet Lao newspaper of the Lao News Agency (KPL) describedthe visit as the first diplomatic activity of Lao high-ranking leaders afterthe success of the LPRP’s 11st National Congress.
It affirms the consistent stance of Lao Party, State andpeople in preserving and promoting the long-standing ties with Vietnam andnurturing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperationbetween the two Parties, States and peoples founded by Vietnamese President HoChi Minh and Lao Presidents Kaysone Phomvihane and Suphanouvong, and promotedby generations of the two countries’ leaders and peoples, the newspaper said.
It also shows that Vietnam and Laos will further developthe ties in the face of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic globally andregionally, it added.
Laos’ Pasaxon newspaper, meanwhile, underscored theimportance of the visit, saying it is made in the year which marks the start ofthe implementation of each Party’s congress resolutions, as well associo-economic strategies and plans for the next period.
The visit provides a great opportunity for the two sidesto chalk out strategies and directions for the bilateral cooperation in thecoming time, contributing to deepening the Vietnam-Laos ties, it said./.
General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of the Lao Party and State, began an official friendship visit to Vietnam on June 28.
General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, his spouse and a Lao Party and State high-level delegation were welcomed to Vietnam at an official ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on June 28 morning chaired by State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse.
The official visit of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith to Vietnam offers a great opportunity for leaders of both countries to discuss major issues of the bilateral relations in the new context and deepen cooperation in all fields, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith witnessed the signing of a series of cooperation agreements between the two nations following their talks in Hanoi on June 28.
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Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith wave hands at children at the welcome ceremony in Hanoi on June 28. (Photo: VNA)
