41st meeting of Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee scheduled for January 5-6

ABO/NDO – The 41st meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on January 5 – 6, 2019, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, according to the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and PM Thongloun Sisoulith witness the signing of cooperation documents at the 40th meeting (credit: VGP).

The Lao PM will lead a high-ranking Lao delegation to attend the meeting at the invitation of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The 40th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee was held in February 2018.

Addressing the press conference after the 40th meeting, PM Phuc said that the 40th meeting was a success, opening a new chapter in the special relationship between the two countries.

 

The government leader noted that the two sides signed 12 important documents at the 40th meeting and will work to put eight major construction works into operation on the occasion of the 41st meeting.