Vietnam - Laos strengthen coordination between strategic advisory bodies of the two Parties

On October 15, Politburo Member, Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu chaired the official welcoming ceremony for Politburo Member, Standing Secretary of the Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee Vilay Lakhamphong leading the Lao high-level delegation on an official visit to Vietnam.

Immediately after the official welcoming ceremony, the two Standing Secretaries of the Secretariat had a meeting. At the meeting, Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu affirmed that Vietnam always values and gives the highest priority to consolidating and developing relations with Laos; consistently, always working with Laos to preserve and cultivate the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, strategic cohesion, considering this as a priceless asset of the two nations, of strategic significance for the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland of each country.

The two Standing Secretaries of the Secretariat agreed to continue to consolidate political relations, regularly maintain high-level and high-level delegation meetings and exchanges; promote the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms between the two Parties, the two States, the National Assembly, the Front, departments, ministries, branches, mass organizations and localities of the two countries.

The two sides emphasized the requirement to strengthen information exchange and experience sharing on Party building, political system building, socio-economic development, ensuring national defense, security and international integration; and at the same time promote effective coordination in implementing high-level agreements, ensuring that each commitment is transformed into specific and practical cooperation programs, plans and results.

The two sides agreed to strengthen coordination between strategic advisory agencies of the two Parties, promote theoretical exchange, share experiences on Party building, institutional improvement, administrative reform, building a streamlined, effective, and efficient political system and preventing and combating corruption, wastefulness, and negativity. The two sides also agreed to continue to implement programs for exchanging and fostering cadres, especially strategic-level cadres and young cadres, contributing to improving the capacity of the contingent of cadres and strengthening the attachment between the two Parties.

The two sides agreed to strengthen coordination to remove difficulties and obstacles, creating more favorable conditions for businesses of the two countries to expand cooperation, investment, and business. The two sides emphasized the goal of soon bringing bilateral trade turnover to 5 billion USD, while strengthening the connection between the two economies, promoting the potential and advantages of each country.

The two sides also agreed to pay attention to promoting cooperation between localities, especially localities sharing a common border, linking economic cooperation with ensuring national defense and security, maintaining stability and building a Vietnam - Laos border of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.

Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu thanked the Lao side for actively coordinating the search, repatriation and repatriation of the remains of volunteer soldiers and Vietnamese experts who sacrificed in Laos, and at the same time requested to continue to closely coordinate in this work.

The two sides agreed to continue to improve the quality of training for Lao officials and students in Vietnam; strengthen exchange of experiences in training and fostering officials, theoretical research and Party building; pay attention to educating the tradition of solidarity and special friendship between the two nations, especially for the young generation, so that future generations deeply understand the responsibility to preserve and promote the faithful and pure relationship between Vietnam and Laos.

The two comrades agreed to coordinate in preparing carefully for important high-level activities between the two Parties and two States that will take place in the coming time.

Also on October 15, Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu and Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Vilay Lakhamphong witnessed the Handover of cooperation documents on the Digital Transformation Project between the Office of the Party Central Committee and the Office of the Party Central Committee of Laos. At noon on the same day, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu chaired the reception for Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Vilay Lakhamphong.

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