At the meeting, Member of the Politburo, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh would like to thank the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the Lao Revolutionary People's Party, the State, the National Assembly, the Government and the Lao Front to build the country who visited and condolences the former President Tran Duc Luong's death, emphasizing that Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou and the delegation attended the funeral ceremony to show the affection of his brothers and sisters, he was deeply associated with his brothers and sisters. Between the two parties, the two states and the people of the two countries.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam attaches special importance to its relationship with Laos, always striving to foster and bring Vietnam - Laos relations to continue to develop sustainably and increasingly in depth; emphasizing that this meeting is a good opportunity for the two Prime Ministers to discuss specific measures, continue to realize the direction of the two Politburoes, the results of recent high-level meetings and contacts as well as the results of the 47th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee.
The Prime Minister requested relevant ministries and branches of the two countries to actively coordinate and discuss to effectively implement important projects that help connect the two economies in terms of transportation, infrastructure, trade, human resources, and supply chains.
The Prime Minister emphasized that Vietnam will continue to actively share experiences and support Laos in the process of developing guidelines and policies for national development, education - training, and digital transformation.
Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone expressed his pleasure to meet the Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and agreed with the assessments and shares of the Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Sincere thanks to the help of Chi Tinh, Chi Nghia and the innocent support of Vietnam for Laos in the cause of national liberation and development of the country today; Affirming the Lao Government will coordinate closely with the Government of Vietnam to effectively and on the schedule of key cooperation projects between the two countries, practically celebrating the important holidays of the two parties and the two states in 2025.
The two Prime Ministers agreed to closely coordinate the effective implementation of high-level agreements between the two countries; increase delegation exchanges at all levels and channels to continuously strengthen special and strong political trust; coordinate to ensure security, order, and social safety; strengthen security and defense cooperation; strengthen connectivity between the two economies in transport infrastructure, energy, telecommunications and tourism, including continuing to promote the implementation of two important transport connection projects: Hanoi - Vientiane expressway, Vientiane - Vung Ang railway.
