President Tran Dai Quang (R) welcomes Lao Vice President Phankham Viphavanh (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang welcomed a visit by Lao Vice PresidentPhankham Viphavanh to join activities celebrating the Year of Vietnam-Laos Solidarityand Friendship during a reception in Hanoi on July 18.
Quangexpressed his belief that under the leadership of the Lao People’sRevolutionary Party, the Lao people would continue successfully implementingResolution adopted by the 10th National Party Congress and theeighth five-year socio-economic development plan.
Hesaid he is delighted at the success of the meeting between the two Politburos,the 39th meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee and the recentvisits by the two countries’ leaders.
ThePresident informed his guest that the Party Central Committee’s Secretariatheld a conference in May to instruct ministries, agencies and localities to implementthe Vietnam-Laos high-level Agreement with an aim of making the bilateral tieswork in the people’s interest.
Thehost asked the two countries to continue working closely together to holdactivities celebrating the Year of Solidarity and Friendship between now andthe year-end, contributing to educating the two people on the bilateral specialrelations.
Viphavanh,in reply, underscored the significance of educating young generations on thetradition of solidarity and special bond between the two Parties, States andpeoples.
Healso took the occasion to express his honour to confer his country’s most nobledistinctions to Vietnamese Party and State leaders in recognition of theircontributions to fostering solidarity, friendship, and close-knit attachmentbetween the two nations. -VNA
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