Top Vietnamese leader congratulates LPRP’s new Secretary General
VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong congratulated the newly-elected General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Thongloun Sisoulith on his election to the Party General Secretary post during his phone talks with the latter on January 16.
Trong also congratulated the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) on the successful organization of the 11th National Congress, and expressed his hope that under the leadership of the LPRP and General Secretary Sisoulith, Lao people will record greater achievements in the national building and defence and renewal cause.
In response, Sisoulith thanked Vietnamese leaders for extending congratulatory messages to the LPRP and him, and briefed the Vietnamese Party chief on the outcomes of the just-ended 11th National Party Congress of Laos.
He also showed his confidence that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the country will reap more fruits and successfully organize the forthcoming 13th National Party Congress.
The Vietnamese leader glowingly spoke of the outcomes of Laos’ 11th Congress, saying that this is an important milestone in the country’s development process and a great source encouragement for Vietnam during its preparation and organization of the 13th National Party Congress.
He affirmed Vietnam’s strong and comprehensive support for Laos’ national building and safeguarding and renewal cause.
The pair showed their elation at the constant development of the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity, which has benefited the two nations’ people.
Continuously consolidating and developing the great friendship, special solidarity and all-around cooperation between the two countries is a strategic mission crucial to the protection of national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and socialism building in each country, thus contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world as a whole, they stressed.
They pledged their best efforts to protect and reinforce the special relations in any circumstances.
Both leaders invited each other to visit their respective countries at an appropriate time in the near future.
On the occasion, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also extended congratulations to the new LPRP General Secretary.