At his reception, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh said Vietnam always attaches importance to developing relations with Laos for the benefit of the people and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

He affirmed that the Vietnam-Laos traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation is an invaluable asset of the two nations that needs to be maintained, promoted and transferred to future generations. He thanked Laos for its constant support to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Party leader underscored the results of talks between the high-level delegations of the two governments and expressed his pleasure at the development of comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

General Secretary Manh expressed his hope that the two Governments would coordinate efforts to effectively implement the signed agreements, improve the quality of personnel training, and raise two-way trade turnover. He also urged the implementation of investment projects and the project on upgrading and planting border markers between the two countries.

For his part, PM Bouasone Bouphavanh briefed the host on the implementation of the resolutions of the 8^th Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and the recent resolutions of the LPRP Central Committee. He expressed thanks for Vietnam’s great assistance to Laos and affirmed that the Lao Party, State and people will try their best to constantly develop the relations between the two countries.

Later the same day, the Lao PM was received by Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Phu Trong, who expressed his pleasure at the close and effective cooperation between the two parliaments.

Chairman Trong pledged that the National Assembly of Vietnam will actively implement the signed cooperation agreements between the two legislative bodies and oversee the implementation of the cooperation agreements between the two governments.