President To Lam’s upcoming state visit to Laos, his first trip abroad after taking office in June, shows the Vietnamese Party and State's consistent policy on attaching great importance and giving the highest priority to reinforcing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos.
The Lao newspaper Vientiane Mai on October 6 ran an article highlighting the Vietnam-Laos partnership, affirming that the great friendship, special solidarity between the two countries should be preserved and further promoted for the common interest in the future.
Mutual support between Vietnam and Laos is an important factor showing the special ties between the two countries, stated Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith while granting an interview to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties and 45 years of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.
Vietnam-Laos ties will continue to thrive in a strong, effective and sustainable manner thanks to the firm foundation of bilateral cooperation in all fields, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung has said.
Major newspapers of Laos such as Pasaxon, PathetLao Daily, Vientiane M,ay and Vientiane Times have frontpaged news and photos on Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s activities during his Laos trip, as well as articles spotlighting the visit’s significance to the Vietnam-Laos ties.
Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Duc Hai and Vice President of the Lao NA Sommad Pholsena on May 16 visited a Vietnamese language class for staff at the Lao NA Office, on the occasion of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit to Laos.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith promised to continue giving the highest priority to constantly consolidating and nurturing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos during their talks in Vientiane on August 9.
The Vietnamese Consulate General in Luang Prabang on July 27 held a ceremony to offer incense and flowers to commemorate Vietnamese martyrs who fought against the common enemy of Vietnam and Laos to regain freedom for people of the two nations on the occasion of the 74th War Invalids and Martyrs Day.
Outcomes of the 11th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) were informed to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) at a video conference on February 26.
Lao Prime Minister ThonglounSisoulith and National Assembly Chairwoman PanyYathotou on July 23 inspected the progress of the National Assembly Building in Vientiane.
The teacher training college of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 16 hosted a celebration of the traditional New Year Festival of Laos – Bunpimay – for Lao students in the province.
An art troupe from Vietnam’s Military Zone 9 had a friendly music exchange on August 26 at Laos’ Ministry of Defence in the capital city of Vientiane, celebrating the “Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017”.
President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith has lauded the sound cooperation between Lao Party’s information and education commission and that of the Communist Party of Vietnam over the past years.
Lao PM Thongloun Sisoulith vowed that the Lao Government will create the most possible favourable conditions for Vietnamese investors during his first-ever dialogue with Vietnamese businesses.
Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and Laos’ Champasak province have agreed to further bolster their win-win partnership in various fields, especially economy.
