VNA reported that on April 3, after receiving news from General Khamtay Siphandone, former Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, former President, and former Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, General Secretary To Lam led a delegation of senior leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam to pay a visit to comrade Khamtay Siphandone.
On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam also had meetings with General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister of Laos Sonexay Siphandone.
On behalf of the Party, State and people of Vietnam, General Secretary To Lam expressed his condolences for the passing of comrade Khamtay Siphandone and sent his deepest condolences to the senior leaders of Laos, the entire Lao people and comrade Khamtay Siphandone's family.
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that Mr. Khamtay Siphandone was not only an outstanding leader of the first generation to build the Lao revolution, the leader of the former democratic national revolution and the cause of national protection and development, the pioneering leader in the implementation of the comprehensive innovation policy of the Lao Revolutionary People's Party, but also a faithful friend, gratitude, iron, close -up in Vietnam. Fatherland and national construction of the two peoples.
The passing of him is a huge loss to the Party, State and people of Laos and Vietnam.
General Secretary To Lam announced that in order to express gratitude for Comrade Khamtay Siphandone's contribution to the development of the close and strong relationship between Vietnam and Laos, the Party and State of Vietnam decided to hold a national funeral.
The senior leaders of Laos sincerely thanked the Party, State and people of Vietnam for their condolences for Comrade Khamtay Siphandone's passing, expressing their emotions at the visit of General Secretary To Lam leading a delegation of senior Vietnamese leaders and Vietnam deciding to hold a national funeral for Comrade Khamtay Siphandone, demonstrating the great traditional relationship and special solidarity and loyalty between the two countries as well as the personal affection of General Secretary To Lam and Vietnamese leaders.
This is a great encouragement and sharing of the Party, State and people of Vietnam for the Party, State and people of Laos.
On behalf of the family, Mr. Sonexay Siphandone sincerely thanked and appreciated the General Secretary To Lam and the high -ranking delegation of the Party and the State of Vietnam who was the first delegation to condolences to the Party, the Lao State and the family before the departure of comrade Khamtay Siphandone, expressing the intimate relationship and extremely deep emotion for the great father of the Party, the Laos and the Lao people.
In the solemn and emotional atmosphere, General Secretary To Lam and the Lao leaders have reviewed the glorious revolutionary career of Mr. Khamtay Siphandone since he joined the Indochinese Communist Party, especially the activities attached to the Vietnamese revolution, sticking to the leaders of the Vietnamese revolutionary senior and affirmed that these were the vivid symbols of the two regions of the two countries, the rare and rare people of the two countries and the two countries' rareries and the two countries of the two countries.
Senior Lao leaders affirmed that although Comrade Khamtay Siphandone has left, the next generations of Lao leaders will continue to work with the leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam to consolidate and foster the special solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Laos that President Ho Chi Minh, President Kayson Phomvihane, President Souphanouvong and the generations of leaders of the two countries have worked hard to build and develop.
General Secretary To Lam highly appreciated Laos' active preparation for Party Congresses at all levels, towards the 12th National Congress early next year, emphasizing that streamlining and reorganizing the current apparatus of Laos is an extremely important task, a positive signal contributing to promoting the development process of Laos in the new period; at the same time, affirmed that Vietnam is ready to continue to support and assist Laos in the cause of building, protecting and developing the country.
Thanking the support of the Party, State and people of Vietnam for the Lao revolutionary cause, senior Lao leaders said that Laos is researching and applying Vietnam's lessons, resolutely innovating to meet the needs of national development, and improve the quality of people's lives.
At the meetings, the two sides appreciate the positive progress in the two countries' relations; agreed to regularly exchange delegations at all levels, especially high -level; Continuing to coordinate the effective implementation of the achieved agreements, including the results between the three leaders of the three Party leaders of Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia, affirming that Vietnam and Laos need to work closer, support and support each other to nurture the great friendship and special cohesion between the two parties, the two countries, the two peoples forever green, increasingly blooming and fruit.
