According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the meeting, General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith expressed his pleasure at welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to Laos; emphasized that the visit marked an important milestone for the Intergovernmental Committee; affirmed that the Lao Party, State and people always attach importance to and give the highest priority to the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam, considering it a priceless asset of strategic importance to the revolutionary cause of the two countries.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his emotion and joy at meeting again General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith - a close comrade and friend of the leaders and people of Vietnam.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared with the Lao General Secretary and President the outstanding results of his talks with Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and the 47th Meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee as well as the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation and Investment Conference 2025; emphasizing that the two sides have reviewed bilateral cooperation in all areas since the 46th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the two countries, thoroughly resolved many outstanding issues and proposed directions for bilateral cooperation in 2025.
The two sides were pleased that the bilateral relationship continued to deepen and be substantive in all areas, focusing on key points; political cooperation was increasingly trustworthy and close, especially the regular maintenance of high-level and all-level exchanges and contacts; defense and security cooperation continued to be an important pillar of the bilateral relationship; economic, trade and investment cooperation continued to develop strongly when the total bilateral import-export turnover was estimated at 2.2 billion USD, exceeding the 2 billion USD mark set by both sides, striving to increase the turnover between the two countries to 5 billion USD in the coming time; continuing to support each other in building an independent, self-reliant economy, deeply and effectively integrating into the international community; Cultural and educational cooperation, people-to-people exchange and cooperation between localities continued to develop strongly... The two leaders agreed that the two sides should continue to exchange high-level delegations, especially on the occasion of major events of the two countries, demonstrating the spirit of solidarity, attachment and determination to complete the set goals.
Welcoming the results of the 47th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee, General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith highly appreciated the resolute direction of the Vietnamese Politburo, especially that of General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in implementing high-level cooperation agreements and plans, with the focus on resolving difficulties and obstacles of many projects.
On this occasion, General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith fully agreed with and highly appreciated the two countries' Governments, departments and localities for their great efforts and determination to promote bilateral cooperation in a breakthrough, focused and key direction; requested that the departments and agencies of the two countries focus highly on and actively implement the results agreed upon by the two countries' leaders; at the same time, requested that the two sides further strengthen the connection between the two economies of Laos and Vietnam, especially in finance, infrastructure, transportation, energy, telecommunications and tourism.
