Vietnamese senior officials visit Vientiane

Vientiane (VNA) - Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Tran Quoc Vuong and a Vietnamese delegation visited Vientiane province of Laos on November 10. This came within the framework of their visit to the neighbouring country.

Welcoming the Vietnamese officials, Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Vientiane Vidong Sayasone briefed the guests on the socio-economic development and Party building in the province as well as cooperation with Vietnamese localities.

He affirmed that Vientiane will always work hard to contribute to reinforcing the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

For his part, Vuong expressed his delight to visit Vientiane, a locality which has rich revolutionary tradition and strategic location as a connection point between Vientiane capital city and northern and central provinces of Laos.

He congratulated the Party organisation, administration and locals of Vientiane on their important achievements gained in various areas over the past years.

Vuong expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, the Party committee, administration and locals of Vientiane will successfully complete all targets set in the resolution released at the LPRP’s 10th Congress and the fifth provincial Party committee’s congress, making Vientiane more prosperous.

He lauded the outcomes of cooperation and mutual support between Vientiane and Vietnamese localities, and expressed his hope that Vientiane province will continue expanding partnership with Vietnam’s Hai Phong city, Hai Duong, Yen Bai and Nghe An provinces as well as other localities, especially in defence-security, education-training, Party building, local economic management, trade, tourism, agriculture, new-style rural building, and poverty reduction.-VNA