Lao Party leader to pay official visit to Việt Nam

October 12, 2026 - 17:38

Vilay Lakhamfong, Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee, will lead a high-ranking Lao delegation on an official visit to Việt Nam from October 14 to 16.

Vilay Lakhamfong, Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee receives Trần Cẩm Tú, Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee during the official visit to Laos in April, 2026. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Vilay Lakhamfong, Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee, will lead a high-ranking Lao delegation on an official visit to Việt Nam from October 14 to 16.

The visit will be made at the invitation of Trần Cẩm Tú, Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. — VNA/VNS

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