Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (L) and Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Volachit (Photo: VNA)Trong’s choosing Laos as thefirst country to visit since he was re-elected as General Secretary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam in January has affirmed the Vietnamese Party andState’s special interest in strengthening ties with Laos, said the newspapers.
On November 25, majornewspapers of Laos,including Pasaxon, Vientiane Times, KPL News, Phathet Lao, LaoPhatthana, VientianeMai, Setthakit Kankha and Setthakit Sangkhome reported the welcome ceremony forthe Vietnamese Party chief and outcomes of his talks with Lao Party GeneralSecretary and President Bounnhang Volachit.
During the talks, the two sides discussed orientations and measures to continuedeveloping the Vietnam-Laos traditional friendship, special solidarity andcomprehensive cooperation in a practical and effective manner.
After that, the two leaders witnessedthe signing of seven cooperation agreements, many of them are significant for thefostering of bilateral ties in the coming time.
Earlier, on November 22-24, Laos’ media postedmany editorials on the Vietnam-Laos relationship. The LaoPhatthana reviewed thespecial ties between the two countries through periods, stressing that amidstthe changing regional and world situation with complicated developments, Laos and Vietnam should further strengthen theirpartnership in all fields for peace, stability, cooperation and development in theregion and the world.
Meanwhile, the Pasaxon, theofficial organ of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, on November 23 ran anarticle on enhancing the special solidarity and comprehensive partnership betweenVietnam and Laos.
The article read that VietnameseParty General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to Laos from November 24-26 is the first tripabroad since the 12th Party Congress, which shows that Vietnam always gives special priority todeveloping its ties with Laos.
Looking through the historyof the sound bilateral ties, the article hailed the traditional relationshipand faithful solidarity between the two nations, which was founded by PresidentHo Chi Minh and President Kaysone Phomvihane and President Suphanuvong, andnurtured by generations of the two countries’ Party and State leaders andpeople.
The ties have become apriceless treasure shared by both nations, it said, noting that theVietnam-Laos partnership have been expanded in all fields from politics,defence to economy, culture, science and technology.
It concluded that the visit reaffirmsVietnam’s consistent policy of attaching much importance to reinforcing therelationship with Laos as well as its strong and comprehensive support for thenational renewal, defence and construction of Laos.-VNA
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