Prime Minister Le Minh Hung departs for official visit to Laos and Cambodia

At noon on October 8, Politburo Member, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and the high-level Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi Capital for an official visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia from October 8 - 10, 2026 at the invitation of Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Saleumxay Kommasith and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia Hun Manet, according to the Government Information and Communications Department.

The official delegation accompanying the Prime Minister during the visit included Politburo members: General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung.

Members of the Party Central Committee: Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh, Chairman of the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Association, Chairman of the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Parliamentary Group; Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Society Nguyen Dac Vinh, Chairman of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association; Minister, Chairman of the Government Office Dang Xuan Phong; Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan; Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung; Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh; Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son; Minister of Justice Hoang Thanh Tung; Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Pham Duc An; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

Along with comrades: Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Huy Dung; Deputy Chairman of the Government Office Don Tuan Phong; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Cambodia Nguyen Minh Vu.

This is the first official visit of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung to the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia, affirming the importance and high priority of the Party, State and Government of Vietnam towards the two neighboring countries, contributing to further deepening the relationship of "great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, strategic cohesion" between Vietnam and Laos and the relationship of "good neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, long-term sustainability" between Vietnam and Cambodia.

This visit by the Prime Minister is a specific step in implementing the foreign policy of the 14th Party Congress and the strategic resolutions of the Politburo, which give high priority to neighborly relations with Laos and Cambodia.

The focus of the visit is to promote the implementation of the agreements and commitments that the Vietnamese High-Level Leaders have agreed with the Lao and Cambodian High-Level Leaders in the past to make relations with the two neighboring countries increasingly substantive and effective, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.

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