Vietnamese Party chief Tô Lâm met Laos’ top leader Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane, reaffirming special bilateral ties, praising joint achievements and pledging closer cooperation amid regional and global challenges.
Vietnamese State President Lương Cường and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday sent messages of condolences to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and PM Anutin Charnvirakul.
Based on the defence cooperation plan for 2026, the Vietnamese and Lao defence ministers agreed to coordinate and direct relevant agencies and units to build detailed implementation plans, ensuring quality and effectiveness.
General Secretary Lâm informed the former Lao leaders that during this visit, the two sides agreed to elevate bilateral ties to the level of “Great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion,” reflecting a shared vision, strategic interests and long-term companionship between the two peoples.
On this occasion, the leaders issued a Vietnam–Brunei Joint Statement, reaffirming their commitment to further strengthening cooperation across all areas.
Presented as a cultural and spiritual gift Việt Nam has given to Laos on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Laos’ National Day and upcoming Party congresses of both countries, the park occupies a prime location within an area planned as a major urban centre of Vientiane.
Korean Navy training ship, Hansando, with 375 crew members docked at the central city’s Tiên Sa Port to begin a four-day friendly visit to Đà Nẵng City
Việt Nam and Brunei have issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah’s state visit to Việt Nam from November 30 to December 2.
By 2030, Việt Nam aims to complete the establishment of a smart, digital government powered by big data and artificial intelligence (AI), delivering proactive, predictive and citizen-centric governance models.
PM Phạm Minh Chính will also hold bilateral engagements with Lao leaders. He is also scheduled to co-chair the Vietnam–Laos Economic Forum.
The historic victory profoundly changed the nation’s destiny, ushering in a new era of independence, unity and development, and ensuring a peaceful, prosperous and happy life for all ethnic groups in Laos.
The two sides also discussed ways to deepen information exchange, particularly on theoretical and practical issues arising from each country’s renewal, development and international integration processes.
Lawmakers are expected to scrutinse the investment policy for the National Target Programme on modernising and improving the quality of education and training in the 2026-2035 period.
Both sides are also stepping up collaboration with other ASEAN members to build the ASEAN Community and preserve the grouping’s unity and consensus on strategic regional issues.
Commenting on the draft amended Law on Geology and Minerals, many deputies highly agreed with the inclusion of a separate chapter on rare earths.
Both sides reached a high level of consensus in evaluating the achievements of bilateral cooperation over recent years and in defining future cooperation directions.
Việt Nam always gives the top priority to the enhancement of the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Laos.
The two sides reviewed the current state of bilateral cooperation across different sectors and acknowledged the efforts of both countries’ ministries and agencies in implementing agreements reached by high-ranking leaders, in line with the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and each country’s development interests.
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