During a meeting with General Secretary of the Lao People’sRevolutionary Party (LPRP) and President Bounnhang Vorachith in Vientianeon October 8, Vuong expressed his belief that under the leadership of the LPRP,the Lao people will continue scoring great achievements in the cause ofrenovation, successfully realising the resolution adopted by the 10th Congressof the LPRP and hold Party Congresses at all levels towards the 11th NationalParty Congress.
He expressed his sympathy to the huge human and materiallosses caused by the hydropower dam collapse in Attapeu province and believedthat the Lao people will soon be able to stabilise their lives and restoreproduction.
Vuong thanked the Lao Party, National Assembly, Government,and Front For National Construction for sending messages of condolences andassigning high-ranking delegations to State funerals of former GeneralSecretary of the CPV Central Committee Do Muoi and President Tran Dai Quang.
Vietnam will do its best to foster and further deepen the Vietnam-Laosspecial solidarity – a valuable asset of the two Parties and nations, and animportant factor to ensure victory in the revolutionary cause of each country,he said.
Informing the host of the outcomes of his talks withPolitburo member, permanent member of the Secretariat of the LPRP CentralCommittee, and Vice President Phankham Viphavan, Vuong vowed to work closelywith Laos to effectively realise the agreements reached by the two Parties andState leaders.
The Lao leader, for his part, believed that under theleadership of the CPV, the Vietnamese people will gain even greaterachievements under the cause of renewal, successfully implement the resolutionadopted by the 12th National Party Congress, and turn the country into an industrialisednation with socialist orientation.
He expressed his profound condolences to the VietnameseParty, State, and people over the passing of former General Secretary Do Muoiand President Tran Dai Quang. He also thanked Vietnam for providing timely andeffective support to Lao victims following the hydropower dam collapse.
The host pledged to foster the Laos-Vietnam specialsolidarity and pass it down to later generations.
During the talks with Phankham Viphavan earlier the sameday, both sides agreed to continue increasing visits and exchanges betweenhigh-ranking leaders of the two Parties and countries to share information andexperience in Party and political system building, socio-economic development,and global integration; to raise public awareness of the bilateral special relations;to work closely together to maintain political and security stability, socialsafety, and order; and effectively promote ties in trade, economy, investment,culture, education-training, and science-technology.
They promised to direct ministries, agencies, massorganisations, and localities to effectively implement agreements reached byhigh-ranking leaders and the contents reached at the 40th meeting of theInter-Governmental Committee on Vietnam-Laos Bilateral Cooperation.
Following the talks, host and guest witnessed the signing ofa memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry ofConstruction and the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport. –VNA