Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Vientiane on October 8, beginning an official visit to Laos. VNA/VNS Photos

VIENTIANE – Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Vientiane on October 8, beginning an official visit to Laos at the invitation of Lao Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith.

PM Hưng and the high-ranking delegation were welcomed at Wattay International Airport by Minister-Chairman of the Prime Minister's Office Bouakhong Nammavong, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maythong Thammanvongsa, Vice Chairman of the Vientiane Administrative Committee Phokham Xayasone, Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Eunthavan, Chief of Office of the Laos-Vietnam Cooperation Committee Viengsan Chantha, and other senior officials.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos, Nguyễn Minh Tâm, representatives of Vietnamese agencies in Laos, staff of the Vietnamese embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community were also at the airport to welcome the Prime Minister.

PM Lê Minh Hưng and the high-ranking delegation were welcomed at Wattay International Airport.

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. It also demonstrates the political resolve of the senior leaders of the two Parties and Governments to further develop the Việt Nam–Laos special relationship in an increasingly substantive and effective manner.

During the visit, PM Hưng and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will hold talks with Lao Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith and the Lao high-ranking delegation to review bilateral cooperation in recent years and agree on directions to further promote cooperation in the remaining months of 2026.

The two PMs will co-chair the Laos–Vietnam Investment Promotion Conference to hear from businesses of the two countries, promptly address their difficulties and obstacles, and create favourable conditions for stronger investment cooperation, helping realise the 'strategic cohesion' between Việt Nam and Laos as agreed by the senior leaders of the two Parties and countries.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyễn Minh Tâm, repesentatives of Vietnamese agencies in Laos, staff of the Vietnamese embassy and repesentatives of the Vietnamese community were also at the airport to welcome Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng.

Upon their arrival, PM Hưng and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation laid flowers at the Monument to Unknown Fallen Heroes in Vientiane to pay tribute to and honour the great sacrifices of those who laid down their lives for the independence and freedom of the two peoples, as well as for the cause of national defence, construction and development in Laos and Việt Nam.

PM Hưng’s official visit to Laos is expected to further nurture and strengthen the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between the two Parties, States and peoples, helping make Việt Nam–Laos and Laos–Việt Nam relations increasingly deep, substantive and effective, and bringing greater tangible benefits to the people of both countries. VNA/VNS