Chief Justice of Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam pays courtesy calls on Lao leaders
Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh paid courtesy calls on General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and President of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on August 12.
Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh (L) and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith. (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA)ไ – Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh paid courtesy calls on GeneralSecretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and President of the LaoNational Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on August 12.
Binh informed the Lao leadersabout the results of the sixth court conference of Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodianborder provinces, saying that it afforded a chance for participating judges to share informationand experience in dealing with cross-border civil cases. He added that cooperationamong courts of the three countries have been stronger at both the central and locallevels. According to the official, Vietnamese and Lao courts will continue working closely together in differentareas in the future, mostly in the exchange of delegations and training for Laojudges and judicial officers in Vietnam. Thongloun spoke highly ofcollaboration between the two countries’ courts at both the central and locallevels. He also pledged to support their ties in the coming time. Xaysomphone, for his part,suggested the two judicial sectors continue working closely together to promptlydeal with arising negative issues, thus bringing practical benefits to people andwinning public trust in the administrations, Parties, States and regimes. In the morning of the same day,Binh attended a ceremony marking the 40th founding anniversary of thePeople’s Supreme Court of Laos. Speaking at the event, LaoVice President Bounthong Chithmany highly valued the Lao court system’s dedicationto the cause of national construction and protection. He called specialattention to tightening the Vietnam – Laos friendship, with ties between the twocountries’ courts being an indispensable part. Earlier, on August 11, Binh held talks with his Lao counterpart Viengthong Siphandone to setout future cooperation orientations. On the occasion, the Vietnameseside presented several electronic equipment to the People’s Supreme Court of Laos./.
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Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh (L) and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith. (Photo: VNA) 
