A senior Vietnamese Communist Party delegation led by Politburo member Trần Cẩm Tú arrived in Phnom Penh on Friday, laying wreaths at key national monuments ahead of high-level talks to deepen bilateral cooperation.
Leaders from multiple countries have sent congratulations to Việt Nam’s newly elected top officials, reaffirming commitments to strengthen bilateral ties.
The trip takes place against a backdrop of growing economic links, with bilateral trade topping $11 billion and Vietnamese investment expanding across Cambodia.
Việt Nam has recently recorded positive results in intellectual property protection, clearing nearly 250,000 backlogged applications and lifting the rights establishment efficiency rate to 74 per cent from a year earlier.
President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso was re-elected on March 17.
Permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Tú expressed his appreciation for the warm and thoughtful reception extended by Lao leaders, describing it as vivid evidence of the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion.
General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm described the appointments as both a major honour and a serious political responsibility to the Party, State and the public.
The visit is made at the invitation of Việt Nam's newly elected Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng.
The Vietnamese Party official's visit to Laos demonstrates the high priority both Parties and States attach to the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between the two countries, said Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.
Clear priorities, sequencing, resource allocation and implementation roadmaps are essential to deliver tangible progress from the outset of the 2026-30 period, said Phan Văn Mãi, Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)’s Economic and Financial Committee.
During the formal handover ceremony, former State President Lương Cường expressed confidence that under the leadership of the Party, headed by top leader Tô Lâm, Việt Nam will continue to advance toward the goal of building a peaceful, independent, prosperous, and modern nation.
At the Government’s proposal, on April 7, General Secretary and President Tô Lâm signed Decision No. 457/QĐ-CTN on the 2026 amnesty.
Welcoming the Vietnamese Party official in Vientiane, the Lao PM highlighted the significance of the visit in further consolidating and deepening the special relationship between the two Parties, States and peoples.
Commenting on key provisions, NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn urged the drafting agency to consider adding people with average living standards who fall into severe hardship.
The Vietnamese Party official reaffirmed the consistent policy of the Party and State of Viêt Nam to always attach great important and place top priority to consolidating and strengthening the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between Việt Nam and Laos.
Participants reviewed several key issues, including the Government’s action programme to implement the Party Central Committee’s Conclusion No 18-KL/TW on the five-year socio-economic development plan, national financial strategy, public debt management and medium-term public investment for the 2026–2030 period.
Addressing a meeting of ASEAN and GRULAC heads of mission on April 8, Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vũ Lê Thái Hoàng emphasised the value of the dialogue mechanism in fostering coordination among developing countries.
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on April 8 extended his congratulations to Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee.
