National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) and Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Chairwoman of the VietnamNational Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hailed the on-going official friendlyvisit to Vietnam of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Partyand President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith as an important political event inbilateral ties.
At a meeting with the Lao Party and State leader in Hanoi on December 19, Ngan saidthe two sides have successfully organized activities of the 2017 Vietnam-Laos,Laos-Vietnam friendship year. She noted that the diverse and practicalactivities have exerted widespread influence on people of the two countries,especially youths, helping them understand more about Vietnam-Laos special combatalliance and the whole-hearted mutual support of the two Parties, States andpeoples during the past struggles for national liberation and reunification aswell as the present cause of national construction, protection and development.
Bounnhang Vorachith lauded the effective coordination between the Vietnameseand Lao legislative bodies over the past time, affirming their constructive andtangible contributions to the fruitful relationship between the two countries.
Host and guest agreed on the need for the twoNational Assemblies to enhance the sharing of information and experience, andtheir cooperation in supervising the implementation of Vietnam-Laos JointStatements, agreements reached by leaders and Governments of the two countries,and other cooperation programmes.
They shared the view that the two legislative bodies should push for necessarychanges and supplements to mechanisms, policies and laws in order to step upcollaboration in trade and investment between Vietnam and Laos.
They also emphasized that the two sides should closely coordinate and supporteach other at regional and international forums, as well as in sub-regioncooperation mechanisms.-VNA
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