Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Chairman of Lao NA
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane on August 10.
The President congratulated Saysomphone on being elected as Chairman
of the Lao National Assembly and highly appreciated the results of the first
session of the 9th National Assembly, especially the adoption of key leadership
positions and development policies for the 2021-2025 period of Laos.
At the meeting, Chairman Saysomphone warmly welcomed President Phuc on
his official friendship visit to Laos, saying that the trip would
contribute to further tightening the close relationship and special solidarity between the two
countries, and expressed joy about the great and comprehensive achievements
that the Vietnamese people have obtained in socio-economic development in recent
years.
The two leaders were pleased to see that despite impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic, the cooperation between the two legislatures has still developed
well with meetings and communications between senior leaders of the two agencies,
share experience, coordinate to monitor agreements, and support each other at
regional and international parliamentary forums.
The Vietnamese President said he supported the National Assemblies of the two countries
to strengthen coordination and supervision to contribute to the effective
implementation of high-level agreements which have been signed and sharing
experience, especially building and perfecting institutions, legal systems,
and supreme supervision of activities of State agencies.
The two legislatures should continue exchange experience, hold conferences and
seminars in flexible forms and closely coordinate and support each other at
regional and international parliamentary forums such as the International
Parliamentary Union (IPU) and ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) as well as collaborate harmoniously
and effectively in international and regional issues for peace, stability,
cooperation and development.
President Phuc took the occasion to convey Vietnamese NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue's invitation to the Lao
NA Chairman to pay an official visit to Vietnam./.