The freshly-concluded visit to Vietnam by Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith has become a historical milestone contributing to lifting the relations between the two countries to new heights, a Vietnamese Party official has affirmed.

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.

Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith on June 29 talked with officials, lecturers and students of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) that has helped to train many key Party leaders of Laos. ​

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith in Hanoi on June 29, saying his Vietnam visit will help promote and deepen the close bond and trustful cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam and Laos set up diplomatic relations on September 5, 1962.The 59 years of the diplomatic relations was a test for the close amity shared between the two nations.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith reached consensus on cooperation orientations between the two countries in the time ahead during their meeting in Hanoi on June 28.

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 of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith to Vietnam offers a great opportunity for leaders of both countries to discuss issues of the bilateral relations and deepen cooperation in all fields.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted an official welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Laos People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on the morning of June 28 at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, his wife and high-ranking delegation arrived in Hanoi on June 28 morning, starting an official visit to Vietnam.