The relationship between Dien Bien and the northern provinces of Laos is a vivid testament to the special solidarity between the two countries, said Vice Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Senior Lieutenant General Suvon Luongbunmi.

A ceremony was held in Oumdomxay province on June 18 to handover and repatriate remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives during the wartime in the six northern localities of Laos.

Commander of the Military Region 2 High Command, Major General Pham Hong Chuong transferred medical supplies and equipment to representatives of northern Lao provinces on April 21 to support their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Armed forces of Vietnam’s northwestern province of Son La and Laos’s northern provinces held a meeting on May 4 to review bilateral cooperation over the past years.

Coordination in combating drug smuggling between the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and northern Lao provinces has proved effective.