Laos pledges to enhance partnership with Vietnam

Laos will work with Vietnam to maintain and nurture the two countries’ special solidarity, stated Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou.
Laos will work with Vietnam to maintain and nurture the two countries’special solidarity, stated Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly PanyYathotou.

The NA leader, who is in Hanoi toattend the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-132), wasreceived by Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and PrimeMinister Nguyen Tan Dung at separate meetings on March 30.

During the meetings, she congratulated Vietnam on its achievements inits nation-building and development process, saying they offer valuableexperience and examples for Laos.

Speaking ofVietnam’s preparations for the IPU-132, she believed the event would be asuccess and contribute to raising Vietnam’s reputation and role in theinternational arena.

Meanwhile, the VietnameseParty leader expressed his delight that the Vietnam-Laos relations aredeveloping intensively and extensively, contributing importantly to thereform cause and the nation-building and safeguarding process in eachcountry as well as to peace, cooperation and development in the regionand the world.

He suggested the two NAs expandcoordination in exchanging information and experience in legislativeaffairs and signed agreement supervisions, and continue supporting oneanother at international forums, particularly at regional and worldinter-parliamentary forums.

Prime MinisterNguyen Tan Dung extended his best wishes to the Lao people on theoccasion of the 60 th founding anniversary of the Lao RevolutionaryPeople’s Party and the upcoming traditional Bunpimay (New Year)festival.

He shared that the two Governmentshave pledged to exert additional efforts to carry out the agreementssigned by senior leaders and boost bilateral cooperation in all fields.

He asked the Lao NA to back the enhancement ofcooperation in economics, trade and investment as well as supportingVietnamese enterprises to operate in Laos.-VNA

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