Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng held phone talks with Party General Secretary and Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on Tuesday.

Trọng thanked the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, ministries, agencies, the Lao Front for National Construction and political organisations of Laos for sending letters of congratulations to Việt Nam on the success of the 13th National Party Congress, vividly reflecting the Việt Nam – Laos special solidarity.

Informing the Lao leader about the outstanding results of the 13th National Party Congress, Trọng said the Congress was a success, marking an important milestone in the development of the Party and country.

He also congratulated Laos on its achievements in recent times and expressed his belief that under the sound leadership of the LPRP led by Thongloun Sisoulith, the Lao people will continue reaping greater successes in national defence and construction, as well as successfully realising the resolution adopted at its 11th National Party Congress.

Việt Nam strongly and fully supports the cause of national renewal, defence and construction in Laos, he said.

Speaking highly of Party chief Trọng’s contributions to Việt Nam's national construction and defence and Laos – Việt Nam ties, Thongloun Sisoulith said under the leadership of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) headed by Trọng, the Vietnamese people will gain great achievements in national construction and defence, building a strong and prosperous country by the mid-21st century.

On the occasion, the Lao Party chief extended his best wishes to Party chief Trọng and the CPV Central Committee on the occasion of the 91st anniversary of the CPV.

He expressed his profound thanks to the Vietnamese Party, State and people for providing valuable support for their Lao counterparts.

The two leaders stressed that as 2021 is the first year to carry out resolutions adopted at their party congresses, both countries should stay determined to overcome challenges and realise the agreements set by the two parties and countries’ leaders.

They said that under any circumstance, the two sides will do their best to foster and hand down Việt Nam - Laos special solidarity to next generations.

The Vietnamese and Lao leaders invited each other to their countries at a convenient time. — VNS