Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane has underscored the extreme significance of the state visit to Laos by Vietnamese President Luong Cuong to the two countries' robust relations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos exchanged views on measures to foster parliamentary cooperation during talks in Hanoi on April 21 between Tran Quang Phuong, vice chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, and his visiting Lao counterpart Suvon Luongbunmi.

VOV.VN - More than 200 officers and soldiers from the Lao People’s Army and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are actively training in Binh Duong in preparation for the upcoming military parade marking the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification of Vietnam, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong will pay a state visit to Laos on April 24-25 at the invitation of Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Laos People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, led by Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi, visited the Lao Embassy in Moscow on April 16 to extend New Year greetings on the occasion of Boun Pi Mai, the traditional New Year festival of Laos.

VOV.VN - Vietnam highly values and gives top priority to strengthening the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, President Luong Cuong told Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi on April 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Lao Prime Ministers have agreed to direct relevant agencies to effectively implement high-level agreements, step up economic, trade and investment cooperation, and strive to raise bilateral trade to US$5 billion.

VOV.VN - On April 15, border forces in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, in coordination with local police, successfully smashed a major drug trafficking ring smuggling illegal substances from Laos into Vietnam, arresting two suspects during the operation.

Vietnam and China have signed seven important cooperation documents in the railway and road sectors, including two intergovernmental treaties, two official development assistance (ODA) agreements between the two governments, and three ministerial-level accords.

A search and repatriation team under the Military Command of the central province of Nghe An has located and collected the remains of 65 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos during wartime.