VOV.VN - State president Vo Van Thuong on April 11 received former Lao leaders, including former General Secretary and President Choummaly Sayasone, former General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith and former Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, during his visit to Laos.

President Vo Van Thuong expressed his delight at the growing special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos during a reception in Vientiane on April 10 for President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.

Representatives from Vietnamese, Lao and Thai cities and provinces proposed cooperation measures at a forum in the Lao province of Champasak on April 10.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong had separate meetings with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, and Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on April 10 as part of his activities during the official visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien paid a courtesy call to Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Chansamone Chanyalath in Vientiane on April 10.

Upgrading work started at the historical relic site commemorating late President Ho Chi Minh in the Lao province of Savannakhet on April 9, under a project funded by Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Major newspapers of Laos ran articles on April 10 highlighting the official visit by President Vo Van Thuong, affirming that it will contribute to deepening special relations between the two countries.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Laos People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a welcome ceremony for President Vo Van Thuong on April 10 in the Laotian capital of Vientiane.

VOV.VN - The cooperation with Savannakhet province and other localities of Laos is always the highest priority of Ho Chi Minh City’s ties with foreign localities, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said during his visit to the Lao province on April 9.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane on April 10 morning, starting an official visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.