Dung said the Vietnamese capital city always treasuresand does its best to promote the great friendship, comprehensivecooperation and the close, faithful, pure ties with the Lao People’s RevolutionaryParty and ethnic groups in Laos, as well as the Party Committee, authorities andpeople of Lao localities, particularly Vientiane.
The official briefed the ambassador on Hanoi’ssocio-economic situation, development targets, external affairs and the fightagainst the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the face of the pandemic, Hanoi has decided to providefinancial aid and medical supplies for Lao localities, including 30,000 masks,10,000 test kits and 40,000 USD for Vientiane and 20,000 USD for each of the eightnorthern Lao provinces, according to the official.
Hanoi has also received aid worth 15,000 USD from Vientiane,he said, noting that such gifts demonstrate the close-knit relationship andspecial friendship between Vietnam and Laos.
Ambassador SengphetHoungboungnuang said he hopes that Hanoi and Vientiane and other Lao localities will further promote their collaboration in the coming time.
On this occasion, the Hanoi Party Committee, authoritiesand people symbolically presented gifts to Vientiane and the eight northern Laoprovinces to support the localities in the pandemic combat./.