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Party leader receives new Lao ambassador

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received in Hanoi on Sept. 1 new Lao Ambassador Somphone Sichaleune, who has just started his term of office in Vietnam.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received in Hanoi on Sept. 1new Lao Ambassador Somphone Sichaleune, who has just started his termof office in Vietnam.

The Party leader said he believesAmbassador Somphone Sichaleune will fulfil the tasks assigned by the LaoParty and State, contributing to strengthening and developing thetraditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperationbetween the two Parties, States and peoples.

He thanked the LaoParty, State and people for their support and assistance to Vietnam ,affirming the Vietnam-Laos special relations were the two countries’invaluable treasure and needed to be preserved and promoted.

AmbassadorSomphone Sichaleune affirmed that he will spare no effort to makecontributions to bringing the Laos-Vietnam traditional friendship,special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation to a new height./.
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