(VOVworld) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong will visit Laos from Thursday to Saturday at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith.
In a press conference on the visit, Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations, Hoang Binh Quan emphasized that Vietnam and Laos have established special relations and solidarity, which are the invaluable assets of the 2 nations as well as the factors guaranteeing the success of national construction and defense in each country.
Mr. Quan noted that the upcoming visit is Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong's first overseas trip during the 12th tenure of the Party Central Committee. The visit demonstrates that Vietnam attaches great importance to its relationship with Laos, Mr. Quan stressed.
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Sounthone Sayachak , Head of the Lao Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations (Photo: VNA)
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Sounthone Sayachak, Head of the Lao Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations, underlined the importance of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong's visit, saying it illustrates Vietnam’s focus on ties with Laos, and highlights bilateral friendship. She expressed her belief that the visit will elevate Vietnam-Laos amity, solidarity, and collaboration to a new height.
Such ties have become an invaluable asset for the two nations on their path of building a society of prosperity and happiness, Sounthone Sayachak said, calling on both sides to deepen the rapport.