Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang on September 25 hosted a reception for Lao Ambassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang who came to say goodbye before ending his tenure in Vietnam.
Over the past years, Laos has always attracted the most foreign direct investment (FDI) from Vietnamese enterprises and these projects have made important contribution to enhancing the two countries’ special relations, according to Lao officials.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, who is also head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs, had a meeting with Lao Foreign Minister Tinh Souksan in Vientiane on September 7 to discuss the two countries’ cooperation, including in supporting overseas Vietnamese and Lao people.
Since joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 28 years ago, Vietnam has shown itself as an active, proactive, and responsible member of the bloc, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos Thongphane Savanphet.
Lao Airlines, the national flag carrier of Laos, will provide aircraft maintenance service for the Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company under an agreement signed in Vientiane on July 12.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Lan Huong and Chairman of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC)’s chapter in Vientiane Thanome Thamthong shared experience in front affairs and signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation in the 2023-2025 period during their talks in Hanoi on June 28.
Somsavat Lengsavad, former Politburo member and former Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, highlighted the substantial contributions by former Deputy PM of Vietnam Vu Khoan to the special Vietnam - Laos relations.
The central province of Thanh Hoa and its neighbouring Lao province of Houaphanh held talks and signed cooperation documents in the Vietnamese locality on June 20.
Sen. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, received a delegation of the Engineering Department of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army led by its Director Maj. Gen. Viengxay Xaysamone in Hanoi on May 19.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien paid a courtesy call to Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Chansamone Chanyalath in Vientiane on April 10.
State President Vo Van Thuong will pay an official visit to Laos from April 10-11 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.
Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai paid a courtesy visit to Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, and had talks with Mayor of Vientiane Atsaphangthong Siphandone on April 8 as part of his ongoing working visit to Laos.
A delegation of the Lao province of Houaphanh visited and extended Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to the Party organisation, administration, and people of Vietnam’s northern province of Hoa Binh on January 12.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh wrapped up his two-day official visit to Laos on January 12, during which he co-chaired the 45th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao host Sonexay Siphandone visited a photo exhibition on achievements in the two countries’ economic cooperation, held in Vientiane on January 12.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone co-chaired a press conference on outcomes of their talks, and a ceremony concluding the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year, in Vientiane on January 11.
The southernmost province of Ca Mau and the Lao province of Khammouane agreed to facilitate cooperation during a meeting between their leaders in the Vietnamese locality on January 5.
The Diplomatic Academy under the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a book on the 60 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Laos at a ceremony on December 28 in Vientiane.
Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh thanked Vietnam for its assistance in agricultural development while receiving Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan in Vientiane on December 28.
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