The commitments were made by Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Khac Nghien and his visiting Lao counterpart, Lieutenant General Sanyahak Phomvihane during in Hanoi on March 22.

The two delegations discussed socio-economic, political and security issues in the region and the world as well as reviewed the friendship cooperation between the two armies in the recent past.

They also reiterated each side’s commitment to fulfilling all the provisions included in the protocol of cooperation previously inked by the two countries’ defence ministers.

During the same day, Lieutenant General Sanyahak Phomvihane paid a courtesy call on Minister of Defence, General Phung Quang Thanh.

The Lao army delegation arrived in Hanoi on March 21 for a working visit at the invitation of Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Khac Nghien.