General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Choummaly Sayasone received the visiting Vietnamese Party official Hoang Binh Quan in Vientiane on Feb. 12.

Hoang Binh Quan, who is member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Director of the Central External Relations Commission and Special Envoy of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, informed the host about the results of the CPV’s 11 th National Congress.

He affirmed that documents, which were passed at the congress, were the profound review of all theoretical and practical issues of socialism building and national defence of Vietnam during 25 years of implementing the national renewal; 20 years carrying out the CPV 1991 Political Platform; 10 years implementing the 2001-2010 socio-economic development strategy and five years implementing the resolution of the 10 th National Party Congress.

He stated that the Vietnamese Party, State and people will always exert their best efforts to continue boosting the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with the Lao Party, State and people.

Quan took this occasion to convey an invitation to visit Vietnam to General Secretary Choummaly Sayasone from General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

General Secretary Choummaly Sayasone, who is also State President of Laos, described Quan’s visit to inform Lao leaders on the CPV’s national congress as a manifestation of the trust and close ties between the two Parties. He congratulated and praised great achievements of Vietnam in national construction and defence, which helped constantly improve the country’s position in the region and the world.

He informed the Vietnamese Party official about Laos ’ preparations for its up-coming 9 th Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.

He affirmed that the Lao Party, State and people attach importance to boosting relations between the two countries for the benefits of both sides and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

He invited General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to visit Laos .

The same day, Quan had talks with Thongloun Sisoulith, Party Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, Director of the LPRP’s Central External Relations Commission and Foreign Minister of Laos./.