Top Lao leader pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh
VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, his wife, and a high-ranking Laotian delegation laid a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum in Hanoi on the morning of September 11 to pay tribute to the national leader of Vietnam.
The wreath bears the words of “President Ho Chi Minh lives forever in our revolutionary cause”.
The Laotian leader and his entourage then laid flowers at the monument to fallen heroes and martyrs on Bac Son street.
Earlier on September 10, an official welcome ceremony was held for General Secretary and President Sisoulith with the highest protocol reserved for heads of state.
He held talks with Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and met with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. The Laotian leader also had a host of meetings with former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, as well as delegations from the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association.
The top Lao leader is paying a state visit to Vietnam from September 10 to September 13. The visit takes place amid the two Parties and countries drastically carrying out the resolution of each Party and actively preparing for all-level congresses in the lead up to the national congresses of the CPV and the LPRP. In addition, Vietnam - Laos relations are flourishing and have recorded numerous important achievements.
The trip is considered to be one of the significant milestones in the history of bilateral ties, helping develop both countries’ great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive co-operation reach new heights in an increasingly effective and practical manner to secure prosperity for people in each respective country.
