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Defence Minister receives outgoing Lao ambassador

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang on September 25 hosted a reception for Lao Ambassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang who came to say goodbye before ending his tenure in Vietnam.
Defence Minister receives outgoing Lao ambassador ảnh 1Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang (R) and outgoing Lao Ambassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of NationalDefence General Phan Van Giang on September 25 hosted a reception for LaoAmbassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang who came to say goodbye before ending histenure in Vietnam.

The minister praised contributions by Houngboungnuangto the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperationbetween the two countries, stressing that in its foreign policy, Vietnamattaches importance and gives the highest priority to consolidating andenhancing its relations with Laos.

Giang also highlighted the ambassador’s attention tothe bilateral defence cooperation – an important pillar of the Vietnam-Laosrelations, and expressed his belief that Houngboungnuang, in any position, will contributing to fostering the relationship.

For his part, Houngboungnuang said he witnessed a lotof achievements in the bilateral relations during his term in Vietnam, andspoke highly of cooperation outcomes between the two defence ministries.

He promised to make more contributions to the Vietnam-Laosrelations./.
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