President of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane left Ha Noi on December 8 afternoon, successfully concluding his official visit to Viet Nam from December 6-8 at the invitation of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue (second from right) receives President of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane. (Photo: VNA)

Within the visit's framework, the two countries’ top legislators held talks, witnessed the handover of medical equipment worth 1.1 billion USD granted by the Vietnamese NA to its Lao counterpart, and co-chaired a seminar on exchanging experience between the two legislative bodies.

He paid courtesy visits to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and met with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien, among others.

Both sides agreed that the political-diplomatic partnership between the two countries has been strengthened through all channels. Bilateral collaboration in defence, security, trade, investment, energy, transport connectivity, education and training, COVID-19 prevention and control, as well as cooperation among localities have been fostered as well.

They shared their delight at the growing comprehensive cooperation between the two legislatures over the year. They stressed the need to sketch out collaboration orientations in the future to lay the foundation for the consideration of the signing of a new a cooperation agreement, focusing on the implementation of major tasks set in the Viet Nam-Laos Cooperation Strategy for the 2021-2030 period and the Viet Nam-Laos Cooperation Agreement in the 2021-2025 period.

The leaders agreed to continue to promote the Viet Nam-Laos-Cambodia tripartite collaboration on the Development Triangle with thematic workshops on at the NA committee level. They concurred to suggest the Cambodian Senate and NA consider the organisation of an in-person meeting among the top legislators of the three countries if necessary.

Both sides also agreed to jointly hold activities to mark the 60^th anniversary of the Viet Nam-Laos diplomatic relations, 45 years of the Viet Nam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation as well as the Viet Nam-Laos, Laos-Viet Nam Friendship Year in 2022.

On this occasion, the Lao NA leader paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum, and paid a working visit to Que Lam group, a leading organic fertilizer maker based in Binh Xuyen district, the northern province of Vinh Phuc..

Source: VNA