Party chief’s Laos visit helps push time-honoured relations: official
The visit to Laos from November 24-26 by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong recorded remarkable outcomes, especially consensuses reached by the two nations’ leader on cooperative orientations, policies and measures to promote collaboration between the two Parties and States.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visits Kaysone Phomvihane Museum in Vientiane (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The visit to Laos fromNovember 24-26 by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong recorded remarkableoutcomes, especially consensuses reached by the two nations’ leader oncooperative orientations, policies and measures to promote collaboration betweenthe two Parties and States in the coming time, a Vietnamese senior official hassaid.
Talking the press after the Party chief’s trip, Chairman of theParty Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan saidthis was the first overseas trip by the Party chief since his reelection at the12th Party Congress, which was made at atime when the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People’s RevolutionaryParty have entered a new term of office after their respective Party Congressesearlier this year.
Thevisit showed that Vietnamese Party andState especially treasure the Vietnam-Laos traditional friendship and specialsolidarity, he stated.
During talks and meetings, the two sides affirmedthat the Vietnam-Laos time-honouredrelationship is an invaluable asset for both nations, and an importantelement for victory in thecountries’struggles for independence and freeform in the past as well asin national construction, development and defence at present.
During thevisit, the two sides discussed plans toexpand comprehensive cooperation across fields, especially in the economy,infrastructure development, energy and tourism.
They also agreed to foster coordination and support eachother in building Party and political system, enhance theoretical exchange and experience sharing inmanagement, Quan said.
He added that the two sides signed sevencooperation documents on the occasion ofthe visit.
According to Quan, orientations, policies and measuresto boost cooperation agreed during the visit will pave the way and createmomentum for stronger cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples,thus achieving fruitful results in the time ahead.
Thetwo sides’ determination to solve difficulties and boost links across fieldswill help strongly foster trade and investment cooperation, he noted.
During his stay, Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong had a meeting with 1,800 lecturers and students of the National Universityof Laos, during which he shared his thinking and and orientations on theVietnam-Laos relations, Quan said.
The Party chief expressed his hope the two countries’ young generationswill be a powerful pioneer force andhigh-quality human resources to serve each country’ development and contributeto promoting the bilateral relations, Quan added.-VNA
Amidst the current changing world full of complicated happenings, the special Vietnam-Laos solidarity is important to both countries than ever, stated Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Chief of the Party Central Committee’s Office Nguyen Van Nen visited some former leaders of Laos on November 25, conveying to them best wishes from Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on November 26 left the capital Vientiane for Laos’ central province of Bolikhamsai which borders Vietnam’s Nghe An and Ha Tinh central provinces.
On Nov. 25 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivered a speech at National University of Laos as part of his official visit to the neighbouring country.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visits Kaysone Phomvihane Museum in Vientiane (Source: VNA) 
