On the occasion of accompanying General Secretary To Lam on a state visit to Laos, attending the 50th Anniversary of the Lao National Day Ceremony, co-chairing the High-level Meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on December 2, General Phan Van Giang - Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense met with Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone - Member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Minister of National Defense of Laos.
General Phan Van Giang respectfully sent his best wishes on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the National Day of Laos, expressing his joy at seeing that over the past 50 years, under the wise leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the Lao Army and people have united, overcome many difficulties and challenges, achieved many important achievements in the cause of building and defending the country, actively contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
General Phan Van Giang believes that the brotherly country of Laos will continue to achieve many new achievements in the cause of innovation and building a peaceful, independent, democratic, unified and prosperous Laos on the path of socialism; affirmed that the Party, State, Government, Army and people of Vietnam always remember the support and assistance of the Party, State, Government, Army and people of Laos in the past struggle for independence and reunification of the country, as well as in building and defending the country today.
Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone expressed his sympathy for the huge losses in the lives and property of the Vietnamese people due to the recent storms and floods; congratulated Vietnam on its outstanding and comprehensive achievements in recent times; affirmed that Laos always remembers and is grateful for Vietnam's sincere support and assistance and great contributions to Laos in the past struggle for national liberation and national reunification, as well as in the recent cause of innovation, construction, protection and development of the country.
Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone would like to thank the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense for supporting and accompanying the Lao Ministry of National Defense in carrying out the task of participating in organizing the 50th Anniversary of the Lao National Day Ceremony.
Based on the 2026 cooperation plan signed by the two Ministries of National Defense on December 1 in the presence of the two General Secretaries, General Phan Van Giang and Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone, it was agreed to coordinate and direct agencies and units to proactively develop a plan to implement cooperation contents, ensuring quality and efficiency, first of all preparing to successfully organize the Party Congresses of each country, enhancing trade connections, and expanding investment markets, especially in border areas.
At the meeting on December 1 between the two General Secretaries, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense was assigned to be the focal point to preside over the implementation of two tasks: building a relic site for the first Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party in the border area of Thanh Hoa and Houaphanh provinces; proposing a plan to place beer at locations belonging to the Ho Chi Minh Road relic site on Laos (Road 559), building a road to become a historical tourist destination.
General Phan Van Giang and Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone agreed that the Lao Ministry of National Defense will closely coordinate, provide information, and support the competent agencies of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense in implementing these tasks.
