National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung received the visiting Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong in Hanoi on July 17.

At the meeting, the host praised Laos’ recent socio-economic achievements and wished the 10th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party will be a great success.

He informed the Lao government leader on the growing cooperation between the two countries’ legislative bodies and suggested that the two sides continue working closely together in external relations and in monitoring cooperative projects of their governments.

For his part, the Lao PM said his visit aims to learn from Vietnam’s useful experiences in socio-economic development.
Vietnam and Laos should continue to boost exchanges between high-ranking officials and enhance the implementation of agreements signed between the two governments in the fields of defence, security, economics, and trade, he added.

He also asked the Vietnamese National Assembly to share experience in amending the Constitution with the Lao counterpart.-VNA