Welcoming Lieu. Gen. Kommasith on an official visit to Vietnam, Chinh affirmed that the great friendship between Vietnam and Laos is of great importance to each country’s national construction and defence.

He emphasized that Vietnam always remembers the support and assistance from Laos in the struggle for national defence and development and will continue to stand with Laos to overcome challenges and ensure sustainable development.

He acknowledged the comprehensive cooperation between the armed forces of both countries in recent years, particularly in areas such as sharing strategic issues, supporting each other in building defence posture and capabilities, training human resources, and effectively promoting exchange mechanisms.

Vietnam always supports and creates the most favourable conditions to enhance cooperation between the two armies, said the PM.

Lieu. Gen. Kommasith for his part briefed his host on the results of his earlier talks with General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of Defence.

He said, the two sides agreed to strengthen the sharing of strategic issues through high-level meetings and the Defense Policy Dialogue mechanism. They also agreed to enhance cooperation in border protection, including the construction of border markers, human resource training, logistics, information technology, the defence industry, and economic development, while continuing mutual support at multilateral forums.

The Vietnamese PM highly valued the results of the talks and suggested that the two armies enhance their coordination and effective advice to the senior leadership of both countries on defence and security.

He also recommended concretising the results of outcomes of the recent meetings between the leaders of the three ruling parties and prime ministers of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to consolidate solidarity and close bond between the three countries and implement existing cooperation mechanisms.

The PM particularly urged the two armies to promote exchanges of delegations, military interactions, and training of human resources. He emphasized the importance of cooperation in cybersecurity, logistics, and technical support, as well as reinforcing the peaceful and stable management of the Vietnam-Laos border for cooperation and development.

He also highlighted the need to combat cross-border crimes and build defence-economic models between the two armies.

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