President Luong Cuong leaves Hanoi for state visit to Laos

WVR/VNA - On April 24 afternoon, President Luong Cuong and a high-level delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi for a two-day state visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President Thongloun Sisoulith.
President Luong Cuong leaves Hanoi for state visit to Laos
President Luong Cuong leaves Hanoi for state visit to Laos. (Photo: VNA)

Accompanying him are Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defence; General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security; Le Minh Tri, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court; and Bui Thanh Son, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, among others.

This is the first state visit to Laos by President Cuong, demonstrating Vietnam's high regard and priority to Laos and the determination of the leaders of the two Parties and countries in promoting the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

With the determination to promote the implementation of high-level agreements, this trip is of great significance, as it demonstrates the consistency of the Vietnamese Party and State in always considering the Lao State and the special Vietnam-Laos relationship one of the top priorities in implementing its foreign policy. It also reaffirms Vietnam's strong support for Laos’ renewal process, and aims to increase the special closeness and affection between the high-level leaders of the two Parties and countries.

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(Source: WVR/VNA)