Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung (Source: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to LaosNguyen Ba Hung has highlighted the significance of the upcoming Laos visit byGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee andPresident Nguyen Phu Trong.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency onFebruary 22, the ambassador stressed that the visit is very important to the greatfriendship, special solidarity and comprehensive partnership between the twoParties, States and peoples.
He noted that the visit, to take place on February 24-25, willbe the first foreign trip by the leader after he was elected as President,which proves that the Vietnamese Party and State as well as the leader himself,always give top priority to the Vietnam – Laos special relations.
In particular, the visit takes place after the twocountries’ leaders met and agreed on measures to step up bilateral ties in thefuture, especially in 2019 – a crucial year to successfully realise theResolutions of the 12th National Congress of the CPV and the 10th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.
Through the visit, the two countries also want to deliver animportant message that they are consistently committed to further developing bilateralties to a greater height, as wished by President Ho Chi Minh and theirpredecessors, he said.
Commenting on the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivepartnership between the two Parties, States and peoples of Vietnam and Laos overthe past years, Ambassador Hung said the relationship was founded and nurtured byPresidents Ho Chi Minh and Kaysone Phomvihane and passed down through generationsof the two countries’ leaders. The special ties are reflected in all cooperationareas, especially in politics-diplomacy, national defence-security, culture andeducation.
People-to-people and locality-to-locality exchange have alsothrived. Tens of Vietnamese and Lao localities have formed twinning andcooperative relations, which benefited mutual development, especially borderlocalities.
The ambassador said that the two Parties and governments havehighlighted the need to take strong and drastic actions to effectively boosteconomic, trade and investment ties.
In order to further develop bilateral ties, particularlyamid complicated developments in the region and the world, the ambassador suggestedthat both sides should well implement high-level agreements by the two Partiesand States, which he said was the decisive condition in order to achievesubstantive quality change in the bilateral partnership.
He also called for strengthening basic pillars in bilateralrelations, including the national defence-security cooperation pillar, promotingeconomic links and educating the two countries’ young generations about thespecial ties.-VNA
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency onFebruary 22, the ambassador stressed that the visit is very important to the greatfriendship, special solidarity and comprehensive partnership between the twoParties, States and peoples.
He noted that the visit, to take place on February 24-25, willbe the first foreign trip by the leader after he was elected as President,which proves that the Vietnamese Party and State as well as the leader himself,always give top priority to the Vietnam – Laos special relations.
In particular, the visit takes place after the twocountries’ leaders met and agreed on measures to step up bilateral ties in thefuture, especially in 2019 – a crucial year to successfully realise theResolutions of the 12th National Congress of the CPV and the 10th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.
Through the visit, the two countries also want to deliver animportant message that they are consistently committed to further developing bilateralties to a greater height, as wished by President Ho Chi Minh and theirpredecessors, he said.
Commenting on the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivepartnership between the two Parties, States and peoples of Vietnam and Laos overthe past years, Ambassador Hung said the relationship was founded and nurtured byPresidents Ho Chi Minh and Kaysone Phomvihane and passed down through generationsof the two countries’ leaders. The special ties are reflected in all cooperationareas, especially in politics-diplomacy, national defence-security, culture andeducation.
People-to-people and locality-to-locality exchange have alsothrived. Tens of Vietnamese and Lao localities have formed twinning andcooperative relations, which benefited mutual development, especially borderlocalities.
The ambassador said that the two Parties and governments havehighlighted the need to take strong and drastic actions to effectively boosteconomic, trade and investment ties.
In order to further develop bilateral ties, particularlyamid complicated developments in the region and the world, the ambassador suggestedthat both sides should well implement high-level agreements by the two Partiesand States, which he said was the decisive condition in order to achievesubstantive quality change in the bilateral partnership.
He also called for strengthening basic pillars in bilateralrelations, including the national defence-security cooperation pillar, promotingeconomic links and educating the two countries’ young generations about thespecial ties.-VNA
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