Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a reception in Vientiane, Laos on November 29 for ambassadors and representatives of international organisations in Laos who came to celebrate 49th National Day of Laos.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on October 18 met with General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane, within the framework of his official visit to the neighbouring country and his attendance at the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

During his state visit to Vietnam, Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith visited former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nong Duc Manh in Hanoi on the afternoon of September 10.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 25 for President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and the high-ranking Party and State delegation arrived at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi late August 10, concluding their two-day official friendship visit to Laos.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held a working session with his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith in Hanoi in the framework of an official visit to Vietnam by Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith on June 29 agreed to closely coordinate to promote cooperation between the two nations more comprehensively and practically.