Top Vietnamese legislator’s official visit to Laos a success: Lao NA Vice President
Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to Laos from May 15-17 at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Xaysomphone Phomvihane has wrapped off successfully, said Permanent Vice President of the Lao NA Sounthone Sayachac.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue presents gifts to outstanding students at Ethnic Minority Boarding School in Champasak province of Laos on May 17. (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to Laos from May 15-17 at theinvitation of his Lao counterpart Xaysomphone Phomvihane has wrapped offsuccessfully, said Permanent Vice President of the Lao NA Sounthone Sayachac.
Interviewed by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s correspondents in Vientiane on May 18,Sounthone said the visit was the first made by Hue after taking office. It tookplace in the context of the Vietnam-Laos Year of Solidarity and Friendship 2022,which marks the 60th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 45thanniversary of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.
During the trip, the top legislators of Vietnam and Laos heldtalks to review cooperation between the two NAs, particularly theimplementation of their collaboration pact signed in 2017. The leaders also putforth orientations for collaboration in the time to come and signed a newcooperation agreement.
She said a highlight of the visit was the two NA leaders’participation in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Park in Vientiane, a project that has been prepared for years.
The leaders also co-chaired a workshop between the two NAs onpolicies and mechanisms for post-COVID-19-pandemic recovery, Sounthone said,adding that its outcomes will result in practical efforts.
Hue also paid courtesy calls to General Secretary of the LaoPeople's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of LaosThongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister Phakham Viphanvan, and former leaders ofLaos.
Sounthone said these activities demonstrated the close andspecial ties between the two nations, which remain unchanged despite global changes.
Concluding the interview, she expressed her belief thatHue’s official trip made a significant contribution to strengthening the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensivecooperation between Laos and Vietnam./.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane co-chaired a conference to share experience in designing mechanisms and policies supporting post-pandemic socio-economic recovery and development in Vientiane on May 16.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on May 17 paid a working visit to Champasak province in southwestern Laos as part of his trip to the country.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and the NA delegation arrived in Hanoi late May 17, concluding an official visit to Laos at the invitation of Lao NA Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane from May 15.
Major newspapers of Laos such as Pasaxon, PathetLao Daily, Vientiane M,ay and Vientiane Times have frontpaged news and photos on Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s activities during his Laos trip, as well as articles spotlighting the visit’s significance to the Vietnam-Laos ties.
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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue presents gifts to outstanding students at Ethnic Minority Boarding School in Champasak province of Laos on May 17. (Photo: VNA) 
