Top Lao leader welcomed in Hanoi
(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong warmly welcomed his Lao counterpart Choummaly Sayasone who arrived in Hanoi on December 26 for an official visit to Vietnam.
He said Sayasone’s visit is an important political event in the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Solidarity Year 2012, showing the pure and faithful friendship and close bond between the two Parties, States and peoples of Vietnam and Laos.
Sayasone, who is also President of Laos, said his visit shows Laos’ determination to further strengthen the ties of traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.
The two leaders held talks shortly after the welcoming ceremony.
Both sides vowed to maintain and develop this special relationship founded and nurtured by later President Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam and late President Kaysone Phomvihan of Laos and their successors, considering this a key factor in ensuring the success of the revolutionary cause in their respective countries.
This special relationship is an invaluable asset which should be maintained and developed by the two countries’ young generations, they said.
They agreed to strengthen bilateral comprehensive cooperation, especially in economics, education-training, national defence-security, and diplomacy.
They shared the view that Vietnam and Laos have successfully organized the Friendship and Solidarity Year 2012, with a host of activities taking place in the two countries.