Vice Chairman of the Laos National Assembly (NA) Senior Lieutenant General Sengnouane Sayalat affirmed his country’s support for Vietnam’s successful hosting of the 26th Annual Meeting of the APPF-26.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Vice Chairman of the Laos NA Senior Lieutenant General Sengnouane Sayalat (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Laos National Assembly (NA) Senior LieutenantGeneral Sengnouane Sayalat affirmed his country’s support for Vietnam’ssuccessful hosting of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-PacificParliamentary Forum (APPF-26).
He made the remarks while meeting with NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan inHanoi on January 19.
Sengnouane Sayalat said it is an honor for him to attend the APPF-26, notingthat collaboration between the two countries has been intensively promoted withpractical results.
He highly valued cooperation and support that the Vietnamese NA has provided forits Lao counterpart, affirming that the Lao people always remember valuableassistance offered by the Vietnamese Party, State and people.
For her part, the Vietnamese top legislator said the Lao delegation’sparticipation in the APPF-26 manifests a great support for the VietnameseNational Assembly, expressing her belief that this will contribute to themeeting’s success.
She recalled the State visit to Vietnam by Lao President Bounnhang Vorachith inlast December, saying that it was an important milestone in the bilateralrelations.
The success of the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year in2017 contributed to further bolstering the traditional friendship, specialsolidarity and comprehensive between the two nations, she added.
Regarding the project to build the Lao National Assembly House, Ngan affirmed thatthe Vietnamese NA will work closely with the Lao side on the construction ofthe project since it is a symbol of theVietnam-Laos friendship and special solidarity.-VNA
Delegates to the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) voiced their support for Vietnam´s initiative to take gender equality and empowerment of women and girls as one of the key topics discussed at the meeting this year.
It is a great honour for Vietnam to host an APPF annual meeting for the second time and the country appreciates support from APPF members, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) will feature two plenary sessions on politics-security and economics-trade matters on January 19, the second working day of the event.
Political and security issues were tabled in the first plenary session of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) in Hanoi on January 19, where delegates from member states shared views and proposed measures and initiatives to foster a greater role of the APPF in these spheres.
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NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Vice Chairman of the Laos NA Senior Lieutenant General Sengnouane Sayalat (Source: VNA) 
