Special impressions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's working trip to Laos

On the evening of January 10, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh concluded his visit to Laos, co-chairing the 47th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee which took place over two days. Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet emphasized that this was a working trip with many special "firsts".

Speaking to the press, Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet said that this was the first foreign visit by a key Vietnamese leader in 2025. For Laos, this was the first foreign delegation to visit Laos in 2025.

This shows that both countries give top priority to strengthening and developing the Vietnam-Laos relationship, demonstrating a unique, loyal, and close relationship like brothers in one family.

The Prime Minister speaks at the Vietnam - Laos Investment Cooperation Conference 2025 (Photo: VGP).

The Lao PDR gave Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation a warm welcome and solemn ceremony with the special characteristics of the Vietnam - Laos relationship.

The visit lasted only two days but had many dense, rich and diverse activities with nearly 20 events, in which Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with all the top leaders of Laos and co-chaired three extremely important events: the 47th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee, the Vietnam - Laos Investment Cooperation Conference and the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the construction of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Park.

According to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's working trip was a great success and achieved many important, effective, substantive and comprehensive results, contributing to strongly promoting the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, and strongly implementing the foreign policy of the 13th National Party Congress.

Notably, the two sides reached high consensus on policies and orientations for strategic projects in infrastructure, transportation, energy connectivity, and enhancing business connectivity to open up an era of highly connected cooperation between the two economies.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone co-chaired the 47th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac).

The two sides are determined to promote the relationship in a new direction, focusing on practical efficiency, avoiding waste, focusing on key points to develop the relationship substantially, and actively supporting the process of building an independent and self-reliant economy of each country.

"The results of the exchange between the two countries' senior leaders have encouraged and motivated Vietnamese enterprises that have, are and will invest in Laos. Lao leaders are committed to continuing to pay attention to and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to invest in Laos, and to have mechanisms and policies to support and remove difficulties for Vietnamese enterprises investing in Laos," according to Mr. Viet.

Prime Minister attends the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Park (Photo: VGP).

At the same time, with the spirit of traditional solidarity and mutual assistance among the three countries of Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia, the two sides agreed to continue to exchange and coordinate with Cambodia to promote projects and cooperation between the three countries to bring about practical economic efficiency, in line with development requirements in the new period, raising the level of economic connectivity, commensurate with political and diplomatic relations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam consistently prioritizes developing relations with close neighboring countries such as Laos and Cambodia. Vietnam is ready and encourages businesses to cooperate in investment and business, to work together, enjoy together, and develop together.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/dau-an-dac-biet-trong-chuyen-cong-tac-cua-thu-tuong-pham-minh-chinh-tai-lao-192250111100506466.htm