Prime Minister Le Minh Hung starts official visit to Laos

He is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Phan Van Giang, Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung.

The Vietnamese delegation also included Vice President of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Thanh, Head of the NA Committee on Cultural and Social Affairs Nguyen Dac Vinh, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Dang Xuan Phong, Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh, Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son, Minister of Justice Hoang Thanh Tung, Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam Pham Duc An, among others.

At the airport, the Vietnamese delegation was welcomed by Minister and Head of the Lao Prime Minister's Office Bouakhong Nammavong and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maythong Thammavongsa.

The visit takes place just days after the Lao National Assembly elected Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith as the Prime Minister. It also serves as a practical preparatory step for major milestones in 2027, when Viet Nam and Laos will celebrate the 65th anniversary of their diplomatic relations and the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.

The visit affirms Viet Nam's consistent policy of attaching the highest importance and priority to its relations with Laos; standing ready to share with Laos on its path of national development; and working with Laos to preserve and further nurture the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic cohesion between the two nations, making the bilateral relationship more effective and sustainable, particularly in the new period.

During the visit, the Vietnamese Prime Minister will hold extensive discussions with senior Lao leaders on concrete measures to promote the bilateral cooperation and create new momentum for their relations in the coming period.

The visit will also provide an opportunity for the two sides to further concretize high-level agreements and shared understandings, enhance the effectiveness of the bilateral cooperation mechanisms, and promote economic, trade and investment ties, infrastructure connectivity, and closer linkages between the two economies.

It aims to further advance cooperation in education and training, human resource development, science and technology, as well as people-to-people exchanges, particularly among younger generations./.