The PMs of the two countries also always create favourable conditions for Vietnamese and Lao students in the other country, he said, suggesting that the two legislatures should provide all possible support for joint projects in line with laws, as well as the effective implementation of high-level agreements between the two governments.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou.

Vietnam hopes that Laos will further improve its business environment, the Government leader said and thanked Laos for working closely with Vietnam when it assumes the role of the ASEAN Chair 2020, the Chair of the 41st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41), and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020 – 2021 tenure.

The host said Vietnam will also assist Laos in hosting important sub-regional mechanisms such as the Cambodia – Laos – Vietnam Development Triangle Area, the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Summit, and the Ayeyawady - Chao Phraya - Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy in 2020 for the benefit of the two countries and the region.

Yathotou, for her part, wished that Vietnamese firms would enhance investment in Laos.

Laos is ready to help Vietnam fulfill its role as the ASEAN Chair and the Chair of AIPA 41, she said.

As 80 percent of the Lao NA House construction has been completed, she wished that the Vietnamese Government would ask contractor and units concerned to step up the work and ensure its quality and safety.

She wished that the Vietnamese Party, Government, NA and people would successfully realise the resolution adopted by the 12th National Party Congress, hold party congresses at all levels this year, towards the 13th National Party Congress in 2021.

Vietnamese Ministry of Justice delegation on working visit to Laos

A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice led by Minister Le Thanh Long was received by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith and National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou on December 6.

Vietnam Culture Week kicks off in Laos

A Vietnam Culture Week 2019 was kicked off at the Lao National Cultural Hall in Vientiane, Laos on December 5, with an art show featuring folk dances and music performed by artists of the Vietnam National Music, Song and Dance Theatre.

Vietnam trounce Laos 6-1 at SEA Games 30

The Vietnamese men’s U22 team trounced Laos 6-1 in their second match of Group B at the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines on November 28.

Vietnam-funded school handed over to Laos

Dakcheung School was inaugurated and handed over to the Lao province of Sekong’s Dakchueng district on November 13, as a gift from the Vietnamese Party, State and people.

Vietnam – Laos special friendship festival to be held

A four-day festival to celebrate the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos will be launched on November 14 in the central province of Nghe An.

Source: VNA