Lao National Assembly Chairman Sonexay Siphandone begins official visit to Vietnam

On the afternoon of November 2nd, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Sonexay Siphandone and his wife arrived in Hanoi, beginning an official visit to Vietnam from November 2nd to 5th, at the invitation of Politburo Member, Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and his wife.

Welcoming the delegation at Noi Bai International Airport were: Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Doan Anh; Senior Lieutenant General Le Tan Toi - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for National Defense, Security and Foreign Affairs; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Hoang Long.

Accompanying Lao National Assembly Chairman Sonexay Siphandone and his wife on the official visit to Vietnam were Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee; Chairman of the National Assembly Office; Chairman of the Culture - Society and Ethnic Affairs Committee; Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee; Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee, Vice Chairman of the Lao - Vietnam National Assembly Friendship Parliamentary Group; Chairman of the Economic and Finance Committee; leaders of National Assembly delegations in regions, and also leaders of People's Councils of provinces and cities of Laos; and the Lao Ambassador to Vietnam.

According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam, at the strategic level, the visit is of great significance in continuing to concretize the content of "strategic engagement", making the content become a consistent orientation in Vietnam-Laos relations.

Accordingly, the two countries continue to consolidate political trust, strengthen coordination in strategic issues related to the development of each country, especially in the fields of economy, defense - security, infrastructure connectivity, energy and human resource development.

Meanwhile, Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh expressed his belief that the visit is of utmost importance, showing the special importance of the Party, State and National Assembly of Laos in consolidating, nurturing and developing the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between Laos and Vietnam.

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