Vietnam values defence ties with Laos: Party chief

Vietnam’s Party and Government always create the best possible conditions for the Vietnamese and Lao defence ministries to promote cooperation for political stability, social order and safety in both nations, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Lao People’s Army Vilay Lakhamphong (Photo: VNA)

The Party chief made the statement when receiving the Director of the General Department of Politics of the Lao People’s Army Vilay Lakhamphong, in Hanoi on August 2.

Trong hailed the growing engagements between the two armies over recent times and the outcomes of the talks between their senior officials.

Highlighting the achievements secured in their bilateral defence cooperation, a pillar in the Vietnam – Laos relations, he urged the two armies to expand their joint work in order to fulfill their political missions.

For his part, Vilay Lakhamphong informed his host on recent affairs in Laos, the cooperation outcomes between the two defence ministries and the results of his talks with the officials of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army.

He stated that in any circumstances, the Lao Defence Ministry will always work closely with its Vietnamese counterpart to carry out their cooperation plans and agreements sealed by high-ranking officials from both nations.

The Lao Party, Government and army will do its upmost to cement their special friendship with Vietnam for the benefit of both peoples and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and in the world.

(Source: NDO)