Head of the Lao Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Sounthone Sayachac (L) and Vietnam News Agency's reporter (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – Amid complicated developments of the regional and internationalsituations and changes in each country, the special solidarity andcomprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos have been developingintensively and extensively across the board.
Thestatement was made by Sounthone Sayachac, head of the Lao Party CentralCommittee’s Commission for External Relations, in an interview granted to theVietnam News Agency in Laos on the occasion of the 55th anniversaryof the bilateral diplomatic ties and the 40-year signing of the Vietnam-LaosTreaty on Amity and Cooperation.
Shesaid on September 5, 1992, Laos and Vietnam set up their diplomatic ties,opening up a new chapter in the two countries’ relations.
Duringthe struggle for national liberation in each country, the special friendshipand fair-minded help between the two countries and people became a peerless strengthand an important factor contributing to their victory in 1975.
Accordingto the official, over the past years, the two countries’ leaders have organisedregular visits and meetings. They have paid attention to sharing experience inParty building and official training, and coordinating in external relationswork.
Vietnamis among the biggest investors in Laos. Two-way trade has increasedcontinually, contributing to Laos’s socio-economic development.
Inrecent years, the two countries signed several important cooperativeagreements, including a project to build Laos’s National Assembly House,another on Vientiane-Hanoi Highway and an agreement on the two countries’ jointmanagement and use of the Vung Ang port, she stated.
Theseprojects will help create favourable conditions for the two countries tointensify their special friendship and solidarity, she added.
Shecontinued by saying that Laos highly values Vietnam’s support in training thecountry’s human resources. There are currently more than 10,000 Lao students studyingin Vietnam, which will be valuable human resources for Laos’s development inthe future.
Amidcomplicated developments in the regional and international situations, theofficial recommended several orientations for Laos and Vietnam to maintaintheir fine relations.
Shesuggested the two Parties and States consider the education of their people,especially young generation, about the bilateral time-honoured friendship as akey mission.
SounthoneSayachac also took this occasion to thank the Vietnamese Party, State, and peoplefor supporting the Lao revolution.
Shewished Vietnam will gain greater achievements during its industrialisation andmodernisation process, and the two countries’ time-honoured friendship, specialsolidarity and comprehensive cooperation will last forever.-VNA
Thestatement was made by Sounthone Sayachac, head of the Lao Party CentralCommittee’s Commission for External Relations, in an interview granted to theVietnam News Agency in Laos on the occasion of the 55th anniversaryof the bilateral diplomatic ties and the 40-year signing of the Vietnam-LaosTreaty on Amity and Cooperation.
Shesaid on September 5, 1992, Laos and Vietnam set up their diplomatic ties,opening up a new chapter in the two countries’ relations.
Duringthe struggle for national liberation in each country, the special friendshipand fair-minded help between the two countries and people became a peerless strengthand an important factor contributing to their victory in 1975.
Accordingto the official, over the past years, the two countries’ leaders have organisedregular visits and meetings. They have paid attention to sharing experience inParty building and official training, and coordinating in external relationswork.
Vietnamis among the biggest investors in Laos. Two-way trade has increasedcontinually, contributing to Laos’s socio-economic development.
Inrecent years, the two countries signed several important cooperativeagreements, including a project to build Laos’s National Assembly House,another on Vientiane-Hanoi Highway and an agreement on the two countries’ jointmanagement and use of the Vung Ang port, she stated.
Theseprojects will help create favourable conditions for the two countries tointensify their special friendship and solidarity, she added.
Shecontinued by saying that Laos highly values Vietnam’s support in training thecountry’s human resources. There are currently more than 10,000 Lao students studyingin Vietnam, which will be valuable human resources for Laos’s development inthe future.
Amidcomplicated developments in the regional and international situations, theofficial recommended several orientations for Laos and Vietnam to maintaintheir fine relations.
Shesuggested the two Parties and States consider the education of their people,especially young generation, about the bilateral time-honoured friendship as akey mission.
SounthoneSayachac also took this occasion to thank the Vietnamese Party, State, and peoplefor supporting the Lao revolution.
Shewished Vietnam will gain greater achievements during its industrialisation andmodernisation process, and the two countries’ time-honoured friendship, specialsolidarity and comprehensive cooperation will last forever.-VNA
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