General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President Bounnhang Volachith said that the visit to Vietnam in his first overseas trip as Party and State leader shows that the Party and State of Laos and he himself attach great importance to preserving and enhancing the friendship, special, loyal and pure solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam.

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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (L) and Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Volachith inspect the honour guard of the Vietnam People's Army



General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith made the remarks during his talks with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong following his arrival in Hanoi on April 25 to begin his three-day official friendly visit to Vietnam.

The visit is made at the invitation of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong described the visit as an important event taking place after the Party Congress in each nation and the election of the eighth Lao National Assembly.

The host expressed his belief that the visit will reap successes, contributing to promoting relations between the two Parties and States in the time ahead.

Bounnhang Volachith, for his part, congratulated Nguyen Phu Trong on his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) for 2016-2021.

Vietnam is always Laos’ trustworthy and close friend, he said, noting his belief that under the leadership of the CPV, Vietnamese people will record more significant achievements in order to basically turn the country into a modernity-oriented industrialised nation and raise the country’s position in the region and the world at large.

 

Vietnam visit shows Laos’ priority on bilateral ties

The ongoing visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith demonstrates that the country treasures its ties with Vietnam.

The statement was made by Sunthone Sayachak, head of the Lao Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, in an interview with Vietnam News Agency.

The official said Vietnam was Bounnhang Volachith’s first trip abroad as Lao Party General Secretary and President.

The Vietnamese and Lao Parties, States and people boast a time-honoured relationship, fostered by Presidents Ho Chi Minh, Kaysone Phomvihane and Souphanouvong, and strengthened by generations of officials, soldiers and people of the two countries over the past decades, she said.

Despite the difficulties facing each nation, bilateral cooperation has thrived, the official stressed.

Regarding bilateral collaboration, Sunthone Sayachak said political ties have served as a foundation for their affiliation in other fields.

Apart from security, national defence and foreign affairs, the two countries’ cooperation in investment, economy and trade has made big strides, she said, noting that Vietnam is now one of Laos’ leading investors with total registered capital of 4.9 billion USD.

Cooperation in the sphere of human resource development is also noteworthy, where the Lao side highly values Vietnam’s support to the country, she said.

Many Lao officials, who have received training organised in Vietnam, hold key positions in the country’s Party, State and Government at both grassroots and central levels.

Sunthone Sayachak said during his Vietnam visit, from April 25-27, the Lao Party General Secretary and President is due to hold meetings with Vietnamese leaders, during which the two sides will affirm their goodwill and desire to enhance bilateral cooperation and friendship.

VNA