Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung cabled a message of congratulations to the new Prime Minister of Laos, Thongsing Thammavong, on Dec. 24.

In his message, PM Dung said that the appointment of Thongsing Thammavong to the post showed the trust and high appreciation of Laos’ Party, State and people to him.

He said he believed that under the leadership of Thongsing Thammavong and the Lao government, the Lao people will successfully implement the country’s renewal process and development and build a country of peace, independence, unification, democracy, prosperity towards the socialism.

He also wished the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and people of Vietnam and Laos be ever green.

The same day, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong extended congratulations to Pany Yathotu on her election as Laos National Assembly Chairwoman.

Chairman Trong expressed his hope that Chairwoman Pany Yathotu will lead the Lao National Assembly to greater achievements and wished the Vietnam-Laos traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation ever grow./.