The official visit to Laos by Politburo member and Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu on April 9 will help open up new development opportunities for Laos–Vietnam relations, and contribute to the sustained and long-term growth of their special ties.

VOV.VN - Politburo member and Standing member of the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu will pay an official visit to Laos and Cambodia under the 2026 external relations programme of key leaders, with stops in Laos on April 9, 2026 and Cambodia on April 10, 2026.

The official visit to Laos by Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu hightlights the political trust between the two Parties, States and peoples, as well as the Vietnamese Party and State's consistent policy of giving the top strategic priority to ties with Laos.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and his spouse Le Linh Lan led a delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy to visit the Lao Embassy in Russia and extend greetings on the occasion of Bunpimay (traditional New Year of Laos).

Leaders of the parliaments of Laos, China, and Cambodia on April 6 sent congratulatory messages and letters to Politburo member and Chairman of Vietnam’s 15th National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on his re-election as Chairman of the 16th National Assembly.

VOV.VN - Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu, will lead a high-level Vietnamese delegation on official visits to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on April 9 and to the Kingdom of Cambodia on April 10.

Efforts to strengthen economic, trade and tourism cooperation between Vietnam and Laos were highlighted at a forum on investment, trade and tourism cooperation to promote East–West Economic Corridor (EWEC) connectivity, held on April 3 in Champasak province, southern Laos.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, in coordination with the Vietnamese Language Section of the Vietnamese People Association in Vientiane, organised the first “Future Vietnamese Language Ambassadors” contest for students in the Lao capital on April 3.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand, led by Ambassador Pham Viet Hung and his spouse Ho Thi Thu Trang, on April 2 paid a visit to the Lao Embassy to extend greetings on the occasion of Laos’ traditional New Year Bunpimay.

A ceremony was held on April 2 in Savannakhet province, central Laos, to inaugurate and hand over the restoration and renovation project of the President Ho Chi Minh Historical Site in Savannakhet.