PM: Vietnam prioritises strengthening relations with Laos
The Party, Government and people of Vietnam always attach importance and give the highest priority to consolidating the special relationship with Laos, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) shakes hands with his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith (Photo: VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – TheParty, Government and people of Vietnam always attach importance and give thehighest priority to consolidating the special relationship with Laos, said PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
PM Phuc made the statementduring a meeting with his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith on the sidelinesof the eighth Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit(ACMECS 8) in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 15.
The two PMs expressed theirdelight at new development steps in the Vietnam-Laos traditional friendship,special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.
With the determination todeepen bilateral ties, the two leaders agreed to work together to acceleratethe full implementation of high-level agreements and the outcomes of the 40th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-governmental Committee.
They held that drasticmeasures are needed to address obstacles, particularly in key projects in thefields of energy, mining, and transport connectivity.
PM Phuc believed that theLao Party, Government and people will successfully realise the goals set in theResolution of the 10th Party Congress of the Lao People’sRevolutionary Party and the eight five-year social-economic development planfor 2016 -2020.
The Vietnamese leaderthanked the governments of Laos and other ASEAN member nations for theircommitments to backing Vietnam’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat in the UNSecurity Council in the 2020-2021 term. He also thanked Laos for its support toVietnam’s initiatives at the UN Human Rights Council.
PM Phuc recommended the twocountries continue exchanging information and work closely together in theASEAN and at multilateral forums for peace, security and sustainabledevelopment in each country and in the region and the world as well.
PM Sisoulith said he willsoon meet and have direct discussions with Vietnamese businesses operating inLaos.
He pledged to direct Laoministries, sectors and localities to work with their Vietnamese partners to removedifficulties and hurdles in cooperation, particularly in major projects.
PM Phuc took the occasion tothank his counterpart for accepting the invitation to attend the World EconomicForum on ASEAN in Hanoi next September.-VNA
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) shakes hands with his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith (Photo: VNA)