Lao Ambassador makes Tet visit to Vietnamese Embassy in France

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang (Photo: VNA)

Paris (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador to FranceDinh Toan Thang and head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to UNESCO LeThi Hong Van have received a delegation from the Lao Embassy – led byAmbassador Kham-Inh Khitchadeth – who came to deliver their Lunar New Year (Tet)greetings.

Kham-Inh Khichadeth said the visit is his first diplomaticactivity since taking office in January.

The two sides expressed their delight at progresses recorded inthe Vietnam – Laos special solidarity last year with the organisation of aseries of important diplomatic events despite COVID-19.

Thang highlighted that 2022 marks the 60th founding anniversary ofdiplomatic ties and 45 years of the signing of the Treaty of Amity andCooperation between the two countries, and suggested the promotion of cooperation and mutual supportbetween the Vietnamese and Lao representative agencies to co-organise activities incelebration of the “Year of Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship andSolidarity” this year.

The two ambassadors also agreed to pay attention to theirbilateral information sharing and exchanges, particularly between young diplomats,contributing to the implementation of the Vietnamese and Lao foreign ministries’cooperation agreement for 2021 – 2025./.

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