President To Lam’s state visit to Laos on July 11-12, his first overseas trip since he took office, demonstrates the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two parties, states and peoples which have been nurtured for a long time, a Lao official has said.

VOV.VN - Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has highlighted President To Lam's upcoming visit to Laos as a contribution to the development of the two countries’ relations in the new era.

President To Lam’s upcoming state visit to Laos, his first trip abroad after taking office in June, shows the Vietnamese Party and State's consistent policy on attaching great importance and giving the highest priority to reinforcing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President To Lam is scheduled to make state visits to the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia from July 11- to July 13.

A quiz on the Dien Bien Phu Victory and the signing of the Geneva Agreement on ceasefire in Vietnam in 1954 was launched on July 4 in central Savannakhet province for Lao students.

A forum connecting female entrepreneurs of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia was held in Hanoi on July 5, with discussions focusing on green economy.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Lao Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Hanoi on July 5.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Laos People Revolutionary Party and President Thongloun Sisulith and Lao National Assembly Chairman Xaysomphone Phomvihane highly appreciated parliamentary cooperation between Laos and Vietnam during their separate meetings with Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Khac Dinh in Vientiane on July 4-5.

In a move to share knowledge on worker support initiatives, member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and Chairman of the Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) Leth Xayyaphone paid a working trip to the southernmost province of Ca Mau on July 4.

VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Khac Dinh and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Laos Chaleun Yiapaoher co-chaired a workshop in Vientiane on July 5 to share experience in legislative research.