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PM receives Minister - Head of Lao PM’s Office

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 9 for Minister - Head of the Lao Prime Minister’s Office Alounxai Sounnalath.
PM receives Minister - Head of Lao PM’s Office ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Minister - Head of the Lao Prime Minister’s Office Alounxai Sounnalath. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosteda reception in Hanoi on September 9 for Minister - Head of the Lao PrimeMinister’s Office Alounxai Sounnalath.

Briefing the guest about Vietnam’s socio-economic situation,PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam is ready to stand side by side with Laos to dealwith socio-economic issues amid uncertain and complicated developments in the world.

He expressed his delight that two-way trade topped 950 millionUSD in the first eight months of this year, up 24% from the same period last year. The Vietnamese Governmentprovided 733 billion VND in aid for the Lao counterpart and the sum was disbursed for trainingand projects.

Hailing the Lao PM's Office and the Vietnamese GovernmentOffice for regularly sharing experience, the PM suggested they effectivelyimplement the Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation plan for the 2022-2023period; work closely together to step up the implementation of agreementsreached during the Lao PM’s visit to Vietnam early this year; and prepare forhigh-level visits and remaining activities during the 2022 Vietnam-Laos,Laos-Vietnam Year of Solidarity and Friendship.

PM Chinh asked the two sides to actively coordinate to address problems so as to accelerate the progress of cooperation projects; create all possible favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to invest in Laos andLao enterprises to do business in Vietnam, especially those in agriculture.

He added that Vietnamis considering the continued purchase of electricity from Laos's projects.

Alounxai, for his part, informed the PM about the results ofhis earlier talks with the Vietnamese Government Office.

The minister affirmed that Laos always treasures and wants to preserve, nurture and develop its great friendship and special solidarity with Vietnam.

He pledged to actively implement directions and agreements by thetwo countries’ senior leaders, thus contributing to fostering the special solidarity andfriendship nurtured by generations of Party and Stateleaders and people of both nations./.

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