Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid visits to Laos’ former Party and State leader on April 27 as part of his two-day official visit to the neighbouring country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and former Party chief and President of Laos Khamtay Siphandone.

At the meeting with former Party chief and President of Laos Khamtay Siphandone, PM Phuc hailed his great dedication to the Lao revolutionary cause and the Vietnam-Laos special relations.

The PM wished the Lao former Party chief good health and extended warm greetings from Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other Vietnamese senior leaders to him.

Phuc hoped that Siphandone would continue sharing his experience to further promote the two nations’ special relations and educate their young generations on the bilateral friendship.

Visiting General Sisavath Keobounphanh, former Prime Minister and President of the Lao Front for National Construction, PM Phuc spoke highly of the general’s contribution to the Lao revolution and the two countries’ ties. 

The PM affirmed that leaders of both nations will pass down the tradition of their older generations and work hard to nurture the Vietnam-Laos relations.

Speaking at the meeting with Lao former Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, the Vietnamese PM said Thammavong has greatly contributed to the comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, particularly the success of the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation Agreement for the 2011-2015 period.

Also the day, PM Phuc and his entourage laid a wreath at the unknown fallen martyrs’ monument in Vientiane.

PM praises efforts of Vietnamese investors in Laos

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised efforts made by Vietnamese investors in Laos to ensure their projects are implemented as scheduled, thus contributing to developing the Vietnam-Laos economic ties.

Meeting with businesses which are members of the Association of Vietnamese Investors in Laos in Vientiane on April 27, PM Phuc affirmed that the Party and State always facilitate Vietnamese enterprises to invest in Laos.

He suggested investors focus on fields which are Vietnam’s strengths such as agriculture, pharmaceutical products, and animal husbandry.

The Government leader asked investors to turn their words into actions while doing business in Laos, while requesting the Association of Vietnamese Investors in Laos to organise dialogues and invite leaders of the Lao government and management agencies to take part in.

At the meeting, representatives of Vietnamese investors in Laos proposed the government carry out measures to perfect the legal framework on economic cooperation as well as incentives to help businesses deal with difficulties to ensure their projects’ progress.

The government should pay more attention to cooperation in several key sectors to make the bilateral relations more practical and effective, they said.

On this occasion, PM Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith attended a ceremony to inaugurate Crowne Plaza hotel – a joint project of the two countries’ businesses. The hotel, which was built from September 2011 and put into operation in January 2017, is considered one of the most modern hotels in Vientiane.

VNA