Vietnam and Laos have made great contributions to the building of the ASEAN Community, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumasay Kommasith has affirmed.

As many as 79,567 people participated in an online quiz on the special Vietnam-Laos relations during its seventh week, from 4pm on July 25 to 3pm on August 1.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on July 26 received Lao Finance Minister Bounchom Ubonpaseuth who is in Hanoi for an official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) - Quang Tri 2022 International Trade Fair opened on July 25 at Cua Viet Tourist Service Area in the central province of Quang Tri, drawing the participation of 250 enterprises from Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended an art programme held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Nghe An central province in Anh Son district on July 23.

VOV.VN - A sculpture and poster camp highlighting Vietnam-Laos relations kicked off on July 19 in Laos to mark the occasion of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries which began back in September 5, 1962.

Vietnam always gives the highest priority to consolidating and enhancing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, including the traditonal cooperative ties between their legislatures.

Both Vietnam and Laos treasure their traditional comradeship and fraternity, Le Hoai Trung, head of the Vietnamese Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations told the press.

VOV.VN - Over 100 photos are currently being exhibited in Hanoi to mark 60 years of the Vietnam – Laos diplomacy and 45 years of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos can expand collaboration in other important fields like national defence and security, border, education-training, science-technology, culture, sports, tourism, cooperation between localities and people-to-people exchange.