Viet Nam, Laos sign important cooperation documents
VGP - General Secretary To Lam and Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith witnessed the exchange of a series of bilateral cooperation documents between ministries, agencies, and localities of both countries, following their talks in Vientiane on December 1.

General Secretary To Lam (1st from L) and Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith witnessed the exchange of a series of bilateral cooperation documents between Viet Nam and Laos in Vientiane, December 1, 2025 - Photo: VNA
The exchange took place as part of General Secretary To Lam's two-day State visit to Laos, during which he will attend a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of Lao National Day and co-chair a high-level meeting between the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP).
These documents include:
- The cooperation plan for 2026 between the Ministry of Public Security of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Public Security of Laos;
- The agreement between the Ministry of Public Security of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Public Security of Laos on the construction of a command center for the Lao Ministry of Public Security;
- The cooperation plan for 2026 between the Ministry of National Defense of Viet Nam and the Ministry of National Defense of Laos;
- The MoU between the Ministry of Public Security of Viet Nam and the Ministry of National Defense of Laos on building a Viet Nam–Laos friendship road;
- The cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos for the 2026-2030 period;
- The cooperation agreement between and the Ministry of Justice of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Justice of Laos for the 2026–2030 period;
- The MoU on cooperation in key banking activities for the 2026–2030 period;
- The MoU between the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Laos on developing industrial linkage chains;
- The cooperation agreement between Viet Nam Television (VTV) and the LPRP's Commission for Propaganda and Training;
- The cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam and the Laos' Central External Relations Commission for the 2026-2030;
- The cooperation agreement between Viet Nam's Thanh Hoa province and Laos' Houaphanh province;
- The MoU on cooperation between Viet Nam's Da Nang Ccity and Laos' Sekong province for the 2026-2030 period./.