Vietnam calls for breakthrough in CLV’s cooperation agreements
The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area took place in the Lao southern province of Attapeu on February 29, as part of the 13th Meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on the CLV Development Triangle Area underway from February 26-March 1.
Vientiane (VNA)🥀 – The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam(CLV) Development Triangle Area took place in the Lao southern province of Attapeuon February 29, as part of the 13th Meeting of the Joint CoordinationCommittee (JCC) on the CLV Development Triangle Area underway from February 26-March1.
The event was co-chaired by Lao Deputy Minister of ForeignAffairs Thongphan Savanphet, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Planning andInvestment Tran Quoc Phuong, and Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry ofCommerce and Head of the CLV SOM for Cambodia Peng Sovicheat, withrepresentatives from the three countries’ ministries, agencies and authoritiesfrom 13 provinces, including Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Binh Phuocof Vietnam; Sekong, Attapeu, Salavan and Champasak of Laos; and Stung Treng,Rattanakiri, Mondul Kiri, and Kratie of Cambodia taking part. Delegates were briefed on the outcomes of the meetings of thefour sub-committees on economy, security-foreign affairs, socio-environment,and local authorities; and activities related to the JCC. They also heardreports on the outcomes of the 13th Conference on Trade, Investmentand Tourism Promotion and the 9th CLV Youth Forum. The meeting later considered and approved the scheduled programmeand agenda of the JCC’s 13th Meeting, along with the SOM report, andrecommendations and draft report. In his address, Deputy Minister Phuong highlighted joint activitiesamong the three countries over the past 25 years that have contributed to their relatively higheconomic growth. National defence and security have been maintained,contributing to building a borderline of peace, stability, friendship, andmutual development.
Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese officials (Photo: VNA)
However, he pointed to the slow formulation of specific policies, programmes and cooperation plansas hinderances to materialising the full collaboration potential. Thisrequires the three countries to make concerted efforts and come up with more comprehensivesolutions to make a breakthrough in regional cooperation agreements, he said. The outcomes of the SOMmeeting will be reported to the JCC’s 13th Meeting on March 1./.
The successful organisation of the first Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit has created a solid foundation for the continued enhancement of the sound relations among the three Indochinese countries, Vice Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly (NA) Sounthone Xayachak has stated.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage arrived back Hanoi at noon on December 10, concluding his trip from December 4 for the first Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit and a working visit to Laos, and an official visit to Thailand.
Vietnam has invested over 3.7 billion USD in 110 projects in the Lao and Cambodian provinces located in the three countries’ Development Triangle so far, statistics show.
A 2024 trade, investment and tourism exhibition of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area kicked off in the Laos’s southern province of Attapeu on February 27 evening.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to convene its 48th session on August 11-13, with August 14-15 set as a backup date, according to the NA Office.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Brazil and Bolivia Bui Van Nghi has led an embassy delegation to attend official events marking the 200th anniversary of Bolivia’s Independence Day.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
At the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese officials (Photo: VNA) 
