Vietnam, Laos hold annual foreign ministerial consultation

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son and his Lao counterpart FM Saleumsay Kommasith expressed their elation at the important achievements the two countries have recorded in bilateral cooperation in all fields, during their annual consultation in Vientiane on April 28.

The two countries have regularly exchanged high-level visits and effectively maintained cooperation mechanisms. Alongside political, defense and security cooperation, economic cooperation is considered a bright spot in the overall picture of the bilateral relationship.

In the first three months of 2022, the two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Laos hit more than US$400 million, an increase of nearly 20% compared to the same period last year. Vietnam licensed a new project and increased the capital of two other projects in Laos with a total registered capital of over US$64 million.

The two sides agreed to coordinate closely in arranging high-level visits and contacts to be made in 2022. They will work closely with other ministries, agencies and localities of the two countries to effectively implement the high-level agreements and the results of the recent 44th meeting of the Vietnam - Laos Intergovernmental Committee, including the organization of activities celebrating the Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022 between Vietnam and Laos.

The two Foreign Ministers also highly appreciated the cooperation results between their ministries based on their 2021-2025 cooperation agreement.

They agreed to further promote cooperation and consultation between relevant units of the two foreign ministries, as well as to effectively maintain periodical cooperation mechanisms between the two ministries.

They vowed to coordinate well in implementing an action programme to strengthen economic diplomacy cooperation between the two Foreign Ministries in 2020-2025 and in reviewing bilateral international treaties signed by the two countries, to promote the effective implementation of these documents.

The two sides also exchanged and shared views on regional and international issues of mutual concern. They agreed to work closely at multilateral forums, and together with other ASEAN countries, maintain ASEAN’s common stance on the East Sea issue. They voiced their strong support for settling sea-related disputes by peaceful means in line with international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982), while effectively implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) towards building the Code of Conduct in the waters.

FM Bui Thanh Son is in Laos for an official visit from April 27-29 at the invitation of FM Saleumsay Kommasith.

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