Before the visit, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong said that President Luong Cuong's visit will contribute to concretizing and promoting the implementation of many cooperation contents between the two countries in a more practical and effective manner.

The visit took place in the historic April days of 2025 - a year with many milestones in both countries, in which Vietnam celebrated its 80th National Day, 50th anniversary of national reunification, and Laos celebrated its 50th National Day.

This is a meaningful visit, an opportunity for the two Parties and two countries to review the tradition of close ties, the "unique" loyal relationship, "love deeper than the Red River and the Mekong Delta" of brothers and comrades who have stood shoulder to shoulder, sharing the sweet and the bitter in the resistance war and building the country.

President Luong Cuong receives Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. Photo: VPCTN

According to the Deputy Foreign Minister, the visit will contribute to consolidating trust and enhancing political trust, the strength of Vietnam-Laos solidarity, and promoting to the people of the two countries, especially the young generation, the special Vietnam-Laos relationship, a priceless common asset of the two nations, a unique model in the world.

This is an extremely solid foundation for the two countries to continue to overcome challenges and difficulties, work together to protect and develop the country, and contribute to peace, friendship, stability and development in the region and the world.

The leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believe that the visit will be a great success, marking a new stage of development of Vietnam-Laos relations with proud results, ready to enter a new stage of development with trust, loyalty, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.

In recent times, despite many complex and unpredictable developments in the world and region, the Vietnam-Laos relationship has always been nurtured and developed by the two Parties and two countries.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong shared that through visits and meetings with various mechanisms, leaders of the two Parties and two countries have increased trust and solidarity with each other, and reached many important strategic agreements, demonstrating their determination to consolidate the foundation of special friendship...

Comprehensive cooperation in all aspects between the two countries continues to be promoted and has achieved many results, from politics, national defense and security, economy, socio-culture, health, education as well as coordination at regional and international forums.

With the attention and close direction of the leaders of the two Parties and two countries, the implementation of agreements and declarations between the two Parties and two countries has been actively carried out, for example, the projects of the Lao National Assembly House and Vung Ang Port are vivid evidence of this effective cooperation. In addition, many key project clusters have also been cleared, creating new momentum for cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.

In the people-to-people exchange, the Deputy Minister said that the exchange of delegations and visits between localities, levels and sectors of the two countries takes place regularly and closely, contributing to consolidating the solid foundation of the Vietnam-Laos friendship and demonstrating the close-knit sentiment of the people of the two countries - comrades and brothers who fought together to gain national independence in the past and build and protect the country today.

Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong affirmed that these important and positive results were achieved thanks to the common efforts and determination of the two Parties and two countries over the past time.

"This is also a testament to the special and consistent traditional relationship between the people of Vietnam and Laos, a relationship that is "unique in the world" that we and our Lao friends often call each other affectionately and proudly," the Deputy Minister emphasized.

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