Vietnam always values and prioritizes relations with Laos

On the afternoon of October 13, Politburo Member, Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu received a delegation of senior officials of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party led by Deputy Minister of Technology and Communications of Laos Keovisouk Solaphom, who came to study and exchange specialized topics in Vietnam.

Providing information about the situation in Vietnam, Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu said that the Party and State of Vietnam are focusing on implementing strategic guidelines and policies to successfully implement the Resolution of the 14th Party Congress, promote socio-economic development, build a clean and strong political system, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management.

Among them, Party building continues to be a key task; personnel work, strengthening discipline and order, and innovating leadership and management methods are focused on to meet development requirements in the new period.

Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu affirmed that Vietnam always values and prioritizes relations with Laos, always standing side by side, supporting the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland of the Lao people.

The great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic cohesion between Vietnam and Laos are invaluable assets that generations of leaders and people of the two countries have painstakingly cultivated.

The two sides need to continue to preserve and promote the tradition of loyalty and steadfastness, bringing the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos to develop more and more deeply, meeting the requirements and interests of each country in the new situation.

The Standing Committee of the Secretariat requested relevant agencies of Vietnam and Laos to continue to closely coordinate, improve the quality and effectiveness of research programs, exchange specialized topics; combine theoretical exchange with practical surveys, and select practical experiences suitable to the conditions of each country to apply to work.

The Standing Secretary of the Secretariat expressed his wish that members of the Delegation would actively exchange and share experiences, thereby contributing to promoting cooperation between agencies of the two Parties and two States.

Lao Deputy Minister of Technology and Communications Keovisouk Solaphom emphasized that Laos always values consolidating and strengthening special relations with Vietnam - a common asset that many generations of leaders and people of the two countries have painstakingly cultivated, considering this one of the important factors for the revolutionary cause of each country.

Highly appreciating the research program, thematic exchanges and field surveys in some localities of Vietnam, Deputy Minister Keovisouk Solaphom said that the exchange contents brought many valuable knowledge and experiences both in theory and practice, contributing to the formation of new thinking and approaches to development requirements in the current period.

Deputy Minister Keovisouk Solaphom expressed his desire to continue to receive experience sharing and coordination from Vietnamese agencies, and affirmed that the Delegation will research and appropriately apply the knowledge gained to practical work in Laos, contributing to fostering the special relationship between the two Parties, two States and peoples of Laos - Vietnam.

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