Thongsavanh Phomvihane, head of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations. (Photo: VNA)Talking to the Vietnam News Agency’scorrespondents based in Laos on July 19, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, headof the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commissionfor External Relations, highly valued the speech of the Vietnamese Partyleader.
He highlighted that the speech has underlined the tradition of solidarity ofthe two countries, which has its root in the Indochinese Communist Party and theircollaboration to fight a common enemy.
He stressed that amidst the complicated and unforeseeabledevelopments in the world situation, the two countries must preserve theirspecial relationship that has become their shared invaluable heritage.
The Editor-in-chief of the Pasaxon, the newspaper of the LPRP,Vanxay Tavinyan paid attention to Party General Secretary Trong’s words “Helpingour friends is helping ourselves”, saying that he thinks it is a historicmission.
Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Laos-Vietnam FriendshipAssociation Saykhong Sayasine, said he and other Lao people shared theassessment of the Vietnamese Party leader that despite any difficulties andchanges in the world, the Laos-Vietnam solidarity is ever strengthening,becoming priceless heritage of the two countries. In such circumstances, thetwo countries should unite more than ever, and together overcome difficultiesand develop their economies on the basis of independence, self-reliance andcooperation.
Former Director of the Institute of Information and Lao SocialScience Journal Bountheng Souksavatd said hewas moved by the Vietnamese Party chief’s speech. He said through the speech,he feels the importance of the preservation of the special Laos-Vietnam ties fortoday and for the future./.
VNA
