Attending the talks were Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

At the talks, General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith welcomed and highly appreciated General Secretary To Lam’s decision to choose Laos as the first country to visit in his capacity as General Secretary of the 14th term.

The visit carries special significance in the history of bilateral relations, as the Vietnamese delegation also includes the Prime Minister and the National Assembly Chairman.

It represents a powerful political message, reflecting the highest level of trust between the two Parties and States, the rare and special solidarity between the two countries, and the high regard of the Communist Party of Vietnam and General Secretary To Lam personally for the Vietnam–Laos special relationship.

The Lao leader highly valued Vietnam’s major, comprehensive and historically significant achievements after 40 years of renovation, particularly during the 13th Party Congress term.

General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam always considers the successes of the Lao Party, State and people as a shared joy.

He stressed Vietnam’s unwavering trust in and strong support for Laos’s cause of national construction and development.

The Communist Party of Vietnam stands ready to work with the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party to further deepen the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic alignment between Vietnam and Laos.

This relationship, he said, is a priceless asset, a law of development and a decisive factor for the success of each country’s revolutionary cause today and in the future.

Both leaders expressed satisfaction with the increasingly deep, effective and substantive development of Vietnam–Laos relations.

These outcomes, they noted, not only directly contribute to each country’s development but also make positive contributions to peace, stability and development in the region.

The two sides reached a high level of consensus based on their shared understanding of the special solidarity relationship, agreeing to continue prioritizing and effectively implementing the agreements and joint statements reached in December 2025.

They agreed that, alongside positive results, cooperation methods must continue to be renewed, with greater quality and effectiveness, stronger linkage between strategic vision and concrete action, and enhanced strategic coordination between the two Parties and States.

Based on long-term orientations already agreed upon, the two leaders identified key priorities to be implemented immediately during this term.

These efforts aim to soon realize the goal of strategic alignment, as each Party implements resolutions of its new congress and formulates socio-economic development plans for the 2026–2030 period.

Both sides will continue to strengthen information exchange and share experience in implementing Party Congress resolutions.

They will also accelerate economic linkage by prioritizing resources, close coordination and decisive implementation of strategic projects.

These efforts are intended to create new momentum for economic, trade, investment and regional development cooperation, with the goal of raising bilateral trade to 10 billion USD in the coming period.

Education, training and human resource development, particularly high-quality human resources, will continue to be identified as a strategic, long-term pillar of cooperation.

The two countries will further promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges, especially among younger generations.

They will also enhance cooperation in information and communications to more widely disseminate the tradition of Vietnam–Laos special solidarity.

Both sides agreed on the need to establish government-level monitoring mechanisms to review cooperation outcomes and promptly address difficulties to ensure projects are implemented on schedule and in line with agreements.

The two leaders also held in-depth discussions on global and regional developments.

They agreed to strengthen exchange, consultation and coordination at multilateral forums, reinforce ASEAN unity and consolidate ASEAN’s central role.

At the conclusion of the talks, General Secretary To Lam and General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith witnessed the exchange of important cooperation documents between ministries, sectors, localities and relevant agencies of the two countries in education, justice and local-level cooperation.

Tran Thuong