Both sides also agreed to encourage Vietnamese and Cambodian businesses to expand investment and production cooperation, develop cross-border industrial and agricultural value chains, promote processing industries, improve infrastructure and logistics connectivity, and facilitate border trade and people-to-people exchanges, thereby making practical contributions to socio-economic development of each country.
The two leaders underscored the need to further deepen defence and security cooperation, maintain a border of peace, stability, cooperation and development, and accelerate the handling of border areas where demarcation and marker planting remain unfinished
The two PMs expressed their satisfaction with the positive development of Việt Nam–Cambodia relations in recent years. Political ties have continued to be consolidated, with political trust strengthened through regular high-level visits and contacts.
National Assembly President (NA) Trần Thanh Mẫn said the top priority is to translate consensus in awareness into action and turn conclusions into tangible results in the fourth quarter.
The founding forum on October 10-11 brings together over 100 participants from Việt Nam, Southeast Asia and international partner countries and institutions from Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America to exchange ideas on policy options, financing approaches and coalitions to support climate action.
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.
PM Lê Minh Hưng met Lao National Assembly President Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane, where both sides agreed to push for practical results in bilateral cooperation.
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.
