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[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos
VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Vientiane on Wednesday morning, starting his two-day official visit to Laos at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone.
![[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 1.](https://bcp.cdnchinhphu.vn/344443456812359680/2023/1/11/1-16734260411801791680935.jpg "[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 1.")
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives at Vattay international airport in Vientiane, Laos on January 11, 2023. Photo: VGP
![[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 2.](https://bcp.cdnchinhphu.vn/344443456812359680/2023/1/11/2-1673426081519520154923.jpg "[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 2.")
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is welcomed at the airport by Minister-Chairman of the Lao Prime Minister's Office Alounxai Sounnalath, Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune, Lao Ambassador to Viet Nam Sengphet Houngboungnuang, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung. Photo: VGP
![[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 3.](https://bcp.cdnchinhphu.vn/344443456812359680/2023/1/11/3-1673426123607707908283.jpg "[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 3.")
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) is welcomed by his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone. Photo: VGP
![[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 4.](https://bcp.cdnchinhphu.vn/344443456812359680/2023/1/11/4-16734261608561576681011.jpg "[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 4.")
Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone hosts an official welcome ceremony for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation. Photo: VGP
![[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 5.](https://bcp.cdnchinhphu.vn/344443456812359680/2023/1/11/5-16734290279631216378082.jpg "[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 5.")
The two Prime Ministers inspect the guard of honor. Photo: VGP
![[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 6.](https://bcp.cdnchinhphu.vn/thumb_w/640/344443456812359680/2023/1/11/6-16734290844212124263250.jpg "[Photos] PM begins official visit to Laos - Ảnh 6.")
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Chinh lays a wreath at a monument dedicated to Laos’ unknown martyrs in tribute to Lao people's sacrifice for the independence and freedom of the country, as well as for Viet Nam's independence, freedom and reunification. Photo: VGP