The Lao visit will be made from February 5-7 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and State President Choummaly Sayasone.

Mr Dung said the visit aims to strengthen the close relationship and trust between the two countries as well as the friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two parties and states. Measures to boost economic cooperation will be discussed during the visit.

President Triet will visit Cambodia from February 26-28 as guest of King Norodom Sihamoni to strengthen the good neighbourly relationship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia, trust and closeness between the two countries' leaders in general and ties and with the Cambodian Royal Family in particular.