A delegation led by Deputy Defense Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Laos People’s Army Suvon Luongbunmi pays a visit to Vietnam in May, 2018.

The delegation is led by Deputy Defense Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Laos People’s Army Suvon Luongbunmi, who said senior leaders of Laos and Vietnam and their armies have paid great attention to promoting defense ties. The two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in training Lao military students and officers in Vietnam in addition to building a shared borderline of stability and comprehensive development. Vietnam and Laos will also speed up the search and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime. 

During talks the same day, Luongbunmi and his Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang agreed that cooperation between the two armies has become a key pillar in relations between the countries. Both sides have strengthened coordination among forces to protect the shared borderline and prevent cross-border crimes, particularly drug offences.