Pathet Lao newspaper spotlights close-knit Vietnam-Laos ties
The Pathet Lao newspaper of the Lao News Agency (KPL) has recently run an article featuring the special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and close-knit ties between Vietnam and Laos.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith witness the signing of a cooperation agreement between Offices of the two Party Central Committees for 2021-2025. (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) - The Pathet Lao newspaper of the Lao News Agency (KPL) hasrecently run an article featuring the special solidarity, comprehensivecooperation and close-knit ties between Vietnam and Laos.
The article waspublished to mark 44 years since the signing of the Vietnam - Laos Treaty ofAmity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977 – 2021).
It said the friendship,special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation, which was nurtured byPresidents Ho Chi Minh and Kaysone Phomvihane and consolidated by generationsof leaders and people of the two countries, has become a rare model and aninvaluable asset of the two peoples.
Vietnam is now one ofthe major economic and trade partners in Laos, and the third largest investorin the neighbouring country, according to the article. The bilateral cooperationin national defence and security has also made progress, helping to ensurepolitical stability and social order and safety in the two countries.
The article alsohighlighted the bilateral diplomatic ties, saying that the regular exchange of visitsdemonstrates both sides’ resolve to strengthen the relationship, making itmatch the latest situation in each country, as well as in the region and theworld.
The two sides havealso maintained the sharing of information and experience, which reflects theirresponsibility for preserving and enhancing the bilateral ties, the articlesaid.
It also commendedachievements in cultural, educational and scientific collaboration, and cooperationbetween ministries, agencies and localities of the two countries.
As ASEAN members, Vietnamand Laos have closely coordinated and provided mutual support in the grouping’sactivities.
Reviewing theofficial visit to Vietnam by Lao Party General Secretary and State President ThonglounSisoulith late last month, the article said this is the first overseas trip by ThonglounSisoulith after he was elected as Lao Party General Secretary and State President.
The visit re-affirmedthat the Vietnam-Laos great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperationis a model in international relations, and momentum and a decisive factor tothe success of each country’s revolution, the article said./.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith witness the signing of a cooperation agreement between Offices of the two Party Central Committees for 2021-2025. (Photo: VNA) 
