Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao top leaders discuss cooperation orientations
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; President of the Cambodian People’s Party and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen; and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith held a meeting in Hanoi on September 26.
From left: President of the Cambodian People’s Party and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith pose for a photo in Hanoi on September 26 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong; President of the Cambodia✱n People’s Party and Prime Minister ofCambodia Hun Sen; and General Secretary of the Lao People'sRevolutionary Party and President of Laos ThonglounSisoulith held a meeting in Hanoi on September 26.
At the meeting, the leaders of the three parties highlyvalued the significance and importance of the meeting and informed one anotherof the situation of each party and country, including party works andsocio-economic development, especially in the context of the fight against theCOVID-19.
They exchanged ideas on the cooperation over the past time;discussed its orientations for the time to come; and agreed on the importanceof the traditional relations, solidarity and friendship among the three partiesand countries. The leaders also agreed to strengthen cooperation in variousfields and to continue exchanging ideas and cooperating in the fields in thetime to come, for the benefit of the three peoples and for the sake of peace,stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world over.
On the occasion, the Cambodian leader paid courtesy visits toPresident Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and the Laoleader did the same to President Phuc./.
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From left: President of the Cambodian People’s Party and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith pose for a photo in Hanoi on September 26 (Photo: VNA)
