Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos presents credentials

Laos and Vietnam need to focus more on developing trade ties for mutual benefits, Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Volachith suggested to the new Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos, Nguyen Ba Hung.

The new Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos, Nguyen Ba Hung presents his letter of credentials to Lao President Bounnhang Volachith (Credit VNA).

At a reception after the ambassador presented his letter of credentials on December 28, the Lao leader said the two countries’ economic ties had failed to keep pace with the development of bilateral political relations.

He said Hung takes office with a series of major events ahead, adding they are both a heavy task and a good start for the Vietnamese diplomat to make his contribution to consolidating the special relationship between the two countries.

These events include the 39th session of the Vietnam-Laos inter-governmental committee, as well as the celebration of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Cooperation Treaty. All are scheduled to take place in 2017.

Bounnhang Volachith expressed his confidence in Hung’s competence in fostering the special relationships between the two parties, governments and peoples.

For his part, Hung said he was honoured to take up the position at a time when the two countries were preparing for a number of major events between them.

The Vietnamese diplomat pledged to do his utmost to cement the bilateral friendship and achieve effective and practical outcomes across multilateral spheres.

(Source: NDO)