HCM City Party Secretary Nguyễn Văn Nên and head of Commission for External Relations Lê Hoài Trung bid farewell to Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith and his wife at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on September 13 sent a thank-you letter to his Vietnamese counterpart Tô Lâm after concluding his state visit to the neighbouring country earlier the same day.

In the letter, Sisoulith thanked Lâm and other Party and State leaders, and people of Việt Nam, especially residents in Hà Nội and HCM City, for their warm welcome and sentiments.

The Lao leader appreciated the visit outcomes, the meeting between the two Politburos, as well as the views shared by high-ranking Party and State leaders of the two countries on cooperation results, and their commitments to further protecting and advancing the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao Parties, States, and people to a new height, promoting comprehensive economic connectivity, optimising each side’s strengths, and supporting each other in development, for tangible interests of the two countries’ people, and for peace, stability, development, and cooperation in the region and the world.

At the end of the letter, Sisoulith wished Lâm and his spouse, and other high-ranking Party and State leaders of Việt Nam good health, happiness, and success.

The Sisoulith’s visit, from September 10-13, was made following a state visit to Laos by Lâm as President of Việt Nam in July 2024. — VNS