Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (centre) and his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Phankham Viphavanh (L) and Samdech Techo Hun Sen(Photo: VNA) The leaders, who are in Belgium to attend the EU-ASEANCommemorative Summit celebrating 45 years of diplomatic relations, stated thespecial friendship and solidarity of their countries have been increasingly consolidatedand comprehensively developed, despite complicated changes in the global andregional situations.
They agreed to jointly promote the building of anindependent and self-reliant economy associated with comprehensiveinternational integration, and to effectively strengthen the connections between thethree economies.
The PMs lauded delegation exchanges and cooperation activitiesheld within the frameworks of programmes marking the 60th and 55th anniversaries of the Vietnam-Laos and Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic relations,respectively.
They said the activities have contributed to raising the awareness of the people, especially youth, about preserving and constantlydeveloping the friendship and solidarity among the three countries.
The leaders concurred on maintaining regular bilateral andtripartite contacts, including coordination in soon organsing the 12th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam(CLV) Development Triangle Summit in Cambodia and accelerating theimplementation of an action plan on connecting the CLV economies by 2030.
They affirmed that they will continue toclosely collaborate in regional and international issues, contributing tomaintaining and consolidating ASEAN's solidarity, unity and centrality.
Appreciated Laos' contribution in its role as the coordinatorof the ASEAN-Australia relations, PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam supports andwill assist Laos in successfully fulfilling its mission as Chair of ASEAN in2024.
He and his Lao counterpart also took the occasion tocongratulate Cambodia on its successful ASEAN chairmanship this year./.
VNA
