VN treasures special ties with Laos: PM

November 23, 2017 - 10:33

The Vietnamese Party and State always attach importance to friendship and co-operation with Laos, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said while receiving former Lao PM Thoongsinh Thammavong in Hà Nội yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc receives former Lao PM Thoongsinh Thammavong in Hà Nội yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Party and State always attach importance to friendship and co-operation with Laos, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said while receiving former Lao PM Thoongsinh Thammavong in Hà Nội yesterday.

He added that Việt Nam would do it utmost to support the neighbouring country. 

Vietnamese localities were willing to back Lao provinces’ development, he said, citing the construction of Nong Khang international airport in Houaphan province as an example. 

Lauding the Lao guest’s contributions to Việt Nam-Laos ties, Phúc expressed his hope that Thammavong would continue his efforts for the development of Laos as well as the friendship and solidarity between the two nations. — VNS

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