An official welcome ceremony for Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng and his high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam took place in Phnom Penh.
Việt Nam stressed the need for international cooperation in controlling small arms and light weapons, tackling the aftermath of landmines and explosive remnants of war, advancing multilateral dialogue on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and governance of emerging technologies, and keeping outer space for peaceful use.
Deputy Prime Minister Lê Tiến Châu has asked ministries, agencies and localities to identify and thoroughly analyse systemic legal bottlenecks hindering development, with priority given to removing regulations that obstruct investment, production and business activities.
The visit is expected to further deepen the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between Việt Nam and Laos.
The 30,000 sq.m Laos–Việt Nam Friendship Park was built under agreements reached by the two Parties, Governments, and Politburos, the 2025 cooperation plan, and the 47th session of the Laos–Việt Nam Inter-Governmental Committee. It was inaugurated on December 2, 2025.
Việt Nam and Laos held their second conference for outstanding village heads in Savannakhet province to improve border management, security and local development.
With ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and four strategic plans now being rolled out, Deputy Minister Đặng Hoàng Giang called for closer links between regional integration and socio-economic goals.
PM Lê Minh Hưng received leaders of the Lao Front for National Construction and the Laos-Việt Nam Friendship Association, calling for stronger people-to-people ties.
The Vietnamese and Lao officials spoke highly of the results of the 2026 cooperation plan implemented by agencies and units of the two defence ministries, particularly the tasks assigned by the high-ranking leaders of the two countries.
The establishment of the KBS bureau in Việt Nam followed the high-level meeting between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Tô Lâm and President of the RoK Lee Jae Myung in April, marking an important step in bilateral media cooperation.
The leaders agreed to enhance connectivity between the two economies through stronger trade, investment, energy, infrastructure, logistics, science and technology cooperation, while stepping up collaboration in culture, education and training, people-to-people exchanges and cooperation between localities.
Experts underlined the importance of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), dialogue and appropriate crisis-management mechanisms. Proposals included applying the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) to coast guard forces, improving maritime domain awareness, establishing hotlines and increasing information sharing.
The two schools, worth a total of US$2 million, represent Việt Nam’s support and contribution to education, training and human resource development in Laos.
Key targets and tasks for 2027 include striving for GDP growth of at least 10 per cent, average CPI growth of around 4.5 per cent, maintaining macroeconomic stability and ensuring major economic balances.
National Assembly (NA) Vice President Nguyễn Hồng Diên proposed three priorities for inter-parliamentary cooperation to promote public participation in governance, narrow the gap between commitments and results, and ensure that science and technology serve people.
The Ministry of Public Security has identified Nguyễn Văn Đài, who now lives in Germany, as a person engaged in terrorist activities, in accordance with Vietnamese and international laws.
If resources are not fully utilised, Việt Nam risks falling into the middle-income trap, with slower growth and large investment volumes producing relatively little output.
The visit provides an opportunity for the two Parties and Governments to reaffirm the special solidarity and faithful bond between Việt Nam and Laos, a close relationship forged, tested and continuously nurtured throughout history.
