PM Pham Minh Chinh (L) and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone review the guard of honour at the welcome ceremony in Hanoi on January 6 morning. (Photo: VNA)This is the first official visit to Vietnam by SonexaySiphandone as the Government leader of Laos. With the trip on January 6 - 7,the two PMs have met each other for six times since January 2023.
PM Chinh and his spouse welcomed PM Siphandone and his spouse atthe ceremony in Hanoi.
Atthe Government Office, the two leaders visited a photo exhibition on thecountries’ relations organised by the Government Office and the Vietnam NewsAgency. Bilateral talks were held after that.
Duringthe visit, the Lao PM is scheduled to have meetings with other leaders of theVietnamese Party and State. He will also join his Vietnamese counterpart in the46th meeting of the two countries’ Inter-governmental Committee, aVietnam - Laos investment cooperation forum, and some other importantactivities.
Thetwo sides will also review the implementation of their countries’ high-levelagreements and cooperation mechanisms in all fields, including politics,diplomacy, security - defence, investment, trade, culture, and education. They areset to tackle difficulties, obstacles, and outstanding problems (if any) in theimplementation of certain programmes and projects, and create new momentum,especially for economic connectivity, thereby developing bilateral partnershipsin an increasingly substantive and effective manner and promoting the Vietnam -Laos friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation./.
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