Lao official congratulates Vietnam on National Day
Sounthone Sayachak, head of the Lao Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane to offer greetings on the occasion of Vietnam’ National Day
Sounthone Sayachak (second left) and Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung (second right) (Source: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Sounthone Sayachak, he♎ad of the Lao Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, v🐼isited the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane on August 30 to offer greetings on the occasion of Vietnam’s 71st National Day (September 2).
The Party, State and people of Laos are proud of the major accomplishments achieved by the Vietnamese Party, State and people during the past 71 years, and consider them their own success, the Lao official told Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung.
Sounthone Sayachak expressed her joy at the development of the bilateral relations and asserted that the Lao Party, State and people will continue to do their best to foster the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
For his part, Ambassador Hung said 2016 is a special year for Vietnam and Laos as both countries have successfully organised their Party Congresses and the elections for National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils.
The visits to Vietnam by Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Volachith, and Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, as well as Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to Laos during the year also created a new momentum for the Vietnam-Laos relations, he stressed.
He thanked the Lao side for its decision to release water from its hydroelectric dams to help Vietnamese residents in the Mekong Delta region overcome consequences caused by salt intrusion and prolonged drought.
While congratulating Laos on achievements in the position of 2016 ASEAN Chairmanship, the ambassador said he believes that the country will successfully organise the ASEAN Summit and relevant meetings next month.
The same day, a delegation from the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party’s Central Committee Office led by vice chief Khamcot Vankham also offered greetings to the embassy on the occasion.-VNA
The Party, State and people of Vietnam always give highest priority to consolidating and enhancing the time-honoured friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos.
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Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane affirmed that the presence of Vietnamese press offices in Laos vividly demonstrates the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations, as the press is not only a means of communication but also an important bridge for spreading consciousness about the history, values, and strategic depth of the Laos – Vietnam relationship to the people of both countries and the international community.
The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
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Sounthone Sayachak (second left) and Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung (second right) (Source: VNA)
