
He visited former General Secretary of the Lao People’s RevolutionaryParty and President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone, former Party General Secretaryand State President Bounnhang Vorachith, and former PM Thongsing Thammavong.
PM Chinh thanked the former Lao leaders for their enormouscontributions to the two countries’ faithful relations and special solidarity,as well as their support for the comprehensive development of bilateralfriendship and cooperation.
He informed his hosts about the outcomes of his talks andmeetings with leaders of the Lao Party, State, Government, and NationalAssembly, expressing his delight at the brilliant success of the Solidarity andFriendship Year 2022.

For their part, the former leaders of Laos stressed theclose-knit ties with Vietnam and that they are delighted at the flourishingcooperation in all spheres.
They appreciated Vietnam’s assistance for Laos and called forincreased cooperation and sharing of experience in socio-economic stabilisationand development.
They also emphasised the need to continue educating the twopeoples, especially among younger generations, on the special relations betweenthe two countries./.