Vietnam persistently treasures and gives the top priority to consolidating and enhancing the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, said Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tong Thi Phong.
Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tong Thi Phong (left) and Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou (Source: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnam persistently treasuresand gives the top priority to consolidating and enhancing the traditionalfriendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, saidVice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tong Thi Phong.
The legislator made the statement at a meeting with Chairwomanof the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou on April 23 as part of her officialvisit to Laos from April 23-25.
Vietnam will do its utmost, together with the Party, Stateand people of Laos, to preserve and foster the special relationship, which is avaluable asset of the two nations, she said.
Phong briefed the host on outcomes of her talks with ViceChairman of the Lao National Assembly Sengnoun Sayalat.
For her part, Pany Yathotou said Phong’s visit willsignificantly contribute to intensifying relations between the two countries ingeneral and their legislative bodies in particular.
Earlier, during their talks, Phong and Sengnoun Sayalatreviewed cooperation between the two legislatures in 2017 and discussedcooperation orientations in time to come.
They exchanged operational experience of each legislative body,while seeking measures to boost coordination at multi-lateralinter-parliamentary forums in the region and the world as well.
The two sides agreed to continue exchanging high-rankingdelegations, implementing reached agreements, joining hands in personneltraining and sharing experience, especially in institution and law building,and law enforcement monitoring.
They will also closely coordinate with each other tosupervise the building of the house of the Lao NA, which is the present of theParty, State and people of Vietnam to Laos.
Later the same day, Phong and her encourage made a fieldtrip to the construction site of the house.-VNA
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Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tong Thi Phong (left) and Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou (Source: VNA) 
