Vietnamese Party delegation visits Laos

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, is on a working visit to Laos on August 8 – 10 at the invitation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee.
Vietnamese Party delegation visits Laos ảnh 1President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith (R) receives Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation. (Photo: VNA) 

Vientiane (VNA) – A delegation of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, is on a  working visit to Laos on August 8 – 10 at the invitation of the Lao People'sRevolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee.

While there, the delegation paid courtesy visits to GeneralSecretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Lao Prime MinisterSonexay Siphandone. It also held talks with President of theCentral Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) SinlavongKhoutphaythoune.

Vietnamese Party delegation visits Laos ảnh 2Participants at the talks (Photo: VNA)

During the meetings, the Vietnamese officials congratulated Laoson its great and significant achievements after over 36 years of renewal,expressing their belief that under the leadership by the LPRP, the administration by the government, and the supervision by the National Assembly, the Lao peoplewill continue to reap new and greater achievements.

Vietnam always strongly supports the national renewal,protection, construction and development of Laos, she affirmed.

Hoai said she is delighted at the special solidaritybetween Vietnam and Laos, which is increasingly expanding across fields. She thankedLaos for its significant support to Vietnam in its liberation struggle in the past andnational construction and development at present.

Vietnam will do its best, together with Laos, to preserve and nurture thespecial relationship between the two nations, for the sake of their people, contributingto peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world,she affirmed.

The Vietnamese official highly valued cooperation results betweenthe CPV and the LPRP, stressing that the CPV Central Committee’s Commissionfor Mass Mobilisation is willingto collaborate with the LFNC’s Central Committee toeffectively implement agreements between high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and States, and between the two agencies.

Thongloun Sisoulith and Sonexay Siphandone highlighted the significanceof the visit, saying that it demonstrates the special relationship betweenVietnam and Laos.

They congratulated Vietnam on its comprehensive achievements inrecent times, especially in socioeconomic development and Party building,expressing their belief that Vietnam will make greater achievements in the time tocome.

The Lao leaders expressed their delight at the development of the Vietnam-Laos relationship, emphasising the importance of thebilateral relations as well as the relationship between Vietnam, Laos andCambodia.

They suggested the two sides work closely to effectively implement agreements between high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and nations, thus improving the efficiency ofcooperation in all fields.

In the framework of the trip, the Vietnameseofficial had a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy and theVietnamese community in Laos. The delegation laid flowers at the monuments ofPresident Kaysone Phomvihane and President Souphanouvong; and visited StarTelecom Company (Unitel), and Luangprabang province./.

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