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Lao leader meets President of Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association

Lao Party chief Bounnhang Vorachith has hailed the significance of cooperation between Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam Friendship Associations to the special relationship between the two countries.
Lao leader meets President of Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association ảnh 1General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith (R) ​and President of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association Tran Van Tuy (Source: VNA)

 Hanoi (VNA) – General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party(LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith has emphasised thesignificance of cooperation between Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam FriendshipAssociations to the special relationship between the two countries.

At a meeting with President of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association (VLFA) TranVan Tuy in Hanoi on December 20, Bounnhang Vorachith said although theVietnam-Laos Friendship Year 2017 has closed, there will be more cooperationactivities, especially those aiming to educate young people of the twocountries about the special solidarity.

He pledged to do his utmost to make the friendship, special solidarity andcomprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples fruitful.

For his part, Tuy informed the Lao leader about the operation of the VLFA aswell as coordination with its Lao counterpart to enhance the solidarity betweenVietnamese and Lao people, and promote collaboration in economy, culture,health care and education between the two countries.

The two associations will continue their coordination in carrying out friendlyexchanges, contributing to intensifying mutual understanding and tightening thesolidarity, he promised.

Later the same day, Bounnhang Vorachith and his entourage left Hanoi to visitthe central province of Nghe An.

The Lao leader’s three-day visit, starting from December 19, is made at theinvitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen PhuTrong and President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang. It aims to affirm Laos’ policyof treasuring the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between the two countries.

This is the second official friendly visit ofthe Lao leader during his tenure (2016-2021). -VNA
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