Within the framework of the state visit to Laos, on the afternoon of April 25, at the Prime Minister's Office, Politburo member and President Luong Cuong met with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone expressed his pleasure at welcoming and highly appreciating Comrade Luong Cuong's first state visit to Laos in his new position, demonstrating his high regard for the Vietnam - Laos relationship.
Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone thanked President Luong Cuong for his good assessment of the bilateral relationship and great encouragement to Laos in implementing socio-economic development in recent times.
President Luong Cuong expressed his pleasure at returning to the beautiful country of Laos, as President of Vietnam and right on the occasion of the people of all Lao ethnic groups celebrating the traditional Bun Pi May New Year; congratulated and highly appreciated the comprehensive achievements, stable politics, and positive economic growth that the Lao Party, State and people have strived to achieve in recent times.
President Luong Cuong affirmed that the consistent view of the Party and the State of Vietnam continued to consolidate and strengthen the great friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two parties and the two countries of Vietnam - Laos, ready to share development experiences with Laos, including the arrangement of streamlined, efficient, effective and effective apparatus at central and local.
The two leaders agreed to further strengthen political trust through maintaining exchanges and high levels and bilateral cooperation mechanisms in many fields; Effectively implementing high -level agreements, especially the meeting between the two Politburo in September 2024 and the meeting between the two general secretaries on the occasion of the meeting between the three heads of the three Vietnamese - Laos - Cambodia Party in February of February 2025 and the 47th session of the Intergovernmental Committee; In which, focusing on unifying solutions, effectively to promote and strongly renovate the methods, how to do and bring relations between the two countries to develop in the new period.
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The two sides agreed to continue strengthening the pillar of national defense and security cooperation on the basis of natural neighbors, mountains and mountains of rivers and the same goals and benefits to build a peaceful and stable country; coordinate to prevent terrorism, prevent and prevent all kinds of cross -border crimes, especially drug crimes; Continuing to coordinate search, collection, repatriation of the remains of voluntary martyrs and Vietnamese experts sacrificed in Laos.
The two sides agreed to further promote cooperation in education - training, science - technology, healthcare, culture, people-to-people exchanges, etc.; strengthen cooperation between localities, especially those at the border; promote propaganda among all classes of people of the two countries, especially the younger generation, about the traditional and especially close relationship between Vietnam and Laos. On this occasion, President Luong Cuong suggested that the Lao side continue to pay attention to and create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Laos to do business, live stably and gradually consolidate their legal status.
