Vietnam and Laos issued a 10-point joint statement on the occasion of an official friendship visit to Vietnam by Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith, his wife, and a high-ranking delegation of the Lao Party and State from June 28-29.

The special Vietnam - Laos friendship has been growing unceasingly across the board in the recent past, including in trade, which has been developing in an increasingly substantive manner.

The official visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, from June 28-29, is a significant event in the great friendship and special solidarity between the two countries.

The upcoming visit to Vietnam by Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith is of great significance, reaffirming Laos’ desires to promote the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, said the Lao Ambassador to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on June 25 to inaugurate the Honorary Consular Office of Vietnam in the city.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Viet Thao, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, on June 23 highlighted the solidarity, special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, affirming Vietnamese people always stand side by side with Cuba.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Mongolia have showed their close attachment and offered mutual support in all circumstances ranging from difficult times in the past struggles for independence to periods of socio-economic development during peacetime.

The Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese State always treasure the traditional friendship and fruitful cooperation with Sri Lanka, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany held a ceremony in Berlin on June 10 to present Vietnam’s Friendship Order and Friendship Medal to two German friends in honour of their active contributions to strengthening solidarity, friendship and people-to-people exchange between the two peoples.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a ceremony on June 8 to present Vietnam’s Friendship Order to former RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Lee Hyuk in recognition of his great contribution to the friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and the RoK.