State President meets with top Lao legislator
Vientiane (VNA) – State President Vo Van Thuong met with Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane on April 10 afternoon as part
of his ongoing official visit to the neighbouring country.
During the meeting, Saysomphone Phomvihane stressed that President
Thuong's visit to Laos for the first time in his new position shows the importance that Vietnam attaches to the special relationship between the two nations.
He spoke highly of important and comprehensive achievements made by the
Vietnamese people during the national construction and development in
accordance with the Resolution
of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, saying that Vietnam’s
rapid and stable development has become a motivation for Laos in its national
construction process in the integration period.
The top Lao legislator thanked the Vietnamese Party, State and people for gifting the new building for the Lao legislature, describing it as a typical symbol of the Vietnam-Laos special relationship.
For his part, President Thuong applauded the close cooperation between
the two countries’ legislative bodies, affirming that Vietnam is willing to
support Laos to successfully undertake important diplomatic activities in the
coming time, including hosting the first Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit (CLV) Parliamentary Summit in 2023 and assuming the role as Chair of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in 2024.
He also conveyed the congratulations of the Vietnamese Party, State, and NA senior leaders to the Lao leader on the traditional New Year Bunpimay.
The two
leaders emphasised the importance of regular exchanges of delegations and high-level meetings, and appreciated the implementation of the cooperation agreement
between the two legislatures signed in May 2022.
They suggested the two NAs continue to enhance the exchange and
sharing of professional experience through organising conferences and seminars;
closely coordinate with and support each other at regional and international
parliamentary forums.
They also reaffirmed that the two sides always
attach great importance to and give the highest priority to strengthening the
great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam
and Laos, considering this an invaluable asset and a decisive factor to the revolutionary cause in each country./.