Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of theNational Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue met with Lao Prime Minister PhankhamViphavanh, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on January 8.

The Lao PM spoke highly of the achievementsthat the Vietnamese Party, State, and people have obtained recently, voicinghis belief that under the Communist Party of Vietnam’s leadership, theVietnamese people will successfully carry out the resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and the socio-economic development strategy for 2021 - 2030,and unceasingly raise the country’s role and stature in the region and theworld.

Both host and guest affirmed that theParties, Governments, parliaments, and peoples of their countries always attachimportance and give the top priority to maintaining the unique relationshipbetween Vietnam and Laos.

They noted with satisfaction that despiteimpacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, bilateral cooperation has still beendeveloping via all channels and in all fields. They also applauded the closecooperation between specialised committees of the Vietnamese and Laoparliaments in organising workshops and sharing lawmaking experience.

The leaders shared the view that the twoparliaments need to keep coordination to monitor and facilitate the effectiveimplementation of their countries’ agreements, while further increasingconsultation and sharing experience in legislative affairs so as to help fuelpost-pandemic socio-economic recovery and development.

Chairman Hue said the Vietnamese NA has beenworking to tackle every legal and institutional difficulty and arrangeresources for accelerating joint projects, especially the transport infrastructureones connecting the two countries and linking Laos with Vietnam's seaports,thereby helping connect Laos to the sea and turn it into a regionalintegration connectivity centre.

The two sides also agreed to continue close coordinationand mutual support in their parliaments’ activities, particularly at regionaland international parliamentary forums./.