Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith (Photo: VNA)Lao official said that during the past struggle for nationalliberation in both countries, Vietnam and Laos gave whole-hearted support toeach other and joined hands together to fight common enemies.
Currently, the bilateral partnership has been expanded anddeepened in all fields from politics and security to culture and society.Particularly, economic cooperation between the two sides have developed strongly,with Vietnam being a large trade partner and the third biggest investor ofLaos, he said.
Saleumxay underlined that Vietnam and Laos have also enjoyedfruitful collaboration in communications, education, and human resources development, with Vietnam receiving over 50,000 Lao students the past 10years and about 14,000 studying in Vietnam currently.
Regarding the significance and goals of the Laos-Vietnam,Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year in 2022, the Lao Deputy PM saidthat Laos' relationship with Vietnam is a rare one that is not similar tothat with any other countries.
An art performance at the celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relations (1962-2022) (Photo: VNA)Various activities have been implemented throughout the year,aiming to popularise the Vietnam-Laos ties to the world and among people ofboth sides, especially youngsters, he said.
Saleumxay said that during his meeting with Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who always underlined that Vietnamand Laos have not only shared a friendship but a fraternity.
The ongoing Laos-Vietnam, Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and FriendshipYear is expected to give people of both countries and the internationalcommunity a deeper insight into the uniqueness of the Vietnam-Laos ties, and inspireyoungsters of both countries to inherit and promote the solidarity traditionbuilt by older generations, he stressed.
“The important thing that we want people of the two countriesand the international community to understand is that the current cooperativerelationship between Vietnam and Laos is similar to the ties that the twocountries shared in the past struggle for national liberation. Laos and Vietnamare still supporting and helping each other in socio-economic development, whilecollaborating with each other in all fields. This shows the uniqueness of thespecial partnership between Laos and Vietnam, a relationship that bringspractical benefits to the two countries' people,” stated the Lao official./.
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